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chef-d'oeuvre

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chef-d'oeu·vre  (sh-dvr, -dûrv)
n. pl. chefs-d'oeu·vre (sh-)
A masterpiece, especially in literature or art.

[French chef d'uvre : chef, head, beginning + de, of + uvre, work.]

chef-d'oeuvre French [ʃɛdœvrə]
n pl chefs-d'oeuvre [ʃɛdœvrə]
a masterpiece
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Noun1.chef-d'oeuvre - the most outstanding work of a creative artist or craftsmanchef-d'oeuvre - the most outstanding work of a creative artist or craftsman
piece of work, work - a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing; "it is not regarded as one of his more memorable works"; "the symphony was hailed as an ingenious work"; "he was indebted to the pioneering work of John Dewey"; "the work of an active imagination"; "erosion is the work of wind or water over time"

chef-d'oeuvre (French)
noun masterpiece, tour de force (French), magnum opus, masterwork, crowning achievement, brainchild This set of lithographs is the chef-d'oeuvre of the Polish artist Rojankowski.
Translations
chef-d'oeuvre [ˌʃeɪˈdɜːvrə] N (chefs-d'oeuvre (pl)) [ˌʃeɪˈdɜːvrə]obra f maestra


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Another argument centers on the multi-volume publication "Description de l'Eegypte" (Description of Egypt), widely regarded as the chef-d'oeuvre of the French campaign.
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If you love wood working but dont have time and patience for commencing from the scratch then you can or else work on wood work plan of someone else and experiment with it, change it corresponding to your demands and produce your own chef-d'oeuvre.
 
 
 
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