chefs-d'oeuvre

Variant of chef-d'oeuvre

chef-d'oeuvre definition

chef-d'oeuvre (s̸he dë′vr')

noun pl. chefs-d'oeuvre chefs-d'oeu′vre (s̸he dë′vr')

a masterpiece, as in art or literature

Etymology: Fr, principal work

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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