chef-d'oeuvre

Definitions of chef-d'oeuvre
  1. noun
    a great work of art or literature
    synonyms: chef d'oeuvre, hoofdwerk, levenstaak, levenswerk, meesterstuk, meesterwerk
  2. noun
    the most outstanding work of a creative artist or craftsman
    synonyms: chef d'oeuvre, gildenproef, gildeproef, hoofdwerk, meesterstuk, meesterwerk, proefstuk
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    type of:
    creatie, schepping, werk, werkstuk
    a product produced or accomplished through the effort or activity or agency of a person or thing
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