chef-d'oeuvre

2 definitions found

chef-d'oeuvre - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Chef-d'oeuvre \Chef`-d'[oe]uvre"\, n.; pl. Chefs-d'[oe]uvre.
     [F.]
     A masterpiece; a capital work in art, literature, etc.
     [1913 Webster] Chegoe

chef-d'oeuvre - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  chef-d'oeuvre
      n 1: the most outstanding work of a creative artist or craftsman
           [syn: masterpiece, chef-d'oeuvre]