showpiece
[ shoh-pees ]
/ ˈʃoʊˌpis /
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noun
something that is displayed or exhibited.
something exhibited or worthy of exhibiting as a fine example of its kind.
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Example sentences from the Web for showpiece
This, for forty years, was a showpiece throughout Europe and even in America.
The Life of Ludwig van Beethoven, Volume II (of 3)|Alexander Wheelock ThayerHe had selected an extract from Webster—the reply to the Hayne—and this was the showpiece of the afternoon.
Bound to Rise|Horatio AlgerIt shook upon its platter like the showpiece in any caterer's window.
Five Little Starrs in the Canadian Forest|Lillian Elizabeth Roy
British Dictionary definitions for showpiece
showpiece
/ (ˈʃəʊˌpiːs) /
noun
anything displayed or exhibited
anything prized as a very fine example of its type
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