- chef-d'oeu|vre
- chef-d'oeu|vre «sheh DER vruh», noun, plural chefs-d'oeu|vre «sheh DER vruh». French.1. a masterpiece.2. (literally) chief (piece of) work.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
chef-d'oeu|vre
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chef-d'oeuvre — chef d oeu•vre fr. [[t]ʃɛˈdœ vrə[/t]] n. pl. chefs d oeu•vre [[t]ʃɛˈdœ vrə[/t]] fot a masterpiece • Etymology: 1610–20; < F … From formal English to slang
chef d'oeuvre — chef d oeu|vre [ ,ʃeı dɜvrə ] noun count VERY FORMAL the best piece of work that a writer, artist, etc. has ever produced: MASTERPIECE … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
