chef-d'œuvre

Definition

Alternative form of chef d'œuvre.

Example Sentences

• "It was there that the Romans exposed their chefs-d’œuvre of painting and of sculpture."
• "I shall have a bottle of the old Burgundy, and tell Chloe he must exert himself to send me up some slight chef-d'œuvre for supper: I am sure that one needs something, after so much annoyance!"