Hypertext Webster Gateway: "masterpiece"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Masterpiece \Mas"ter*piece`\, n.
Anything done or made with extraordinary skill; a capital
performance; a chef-d'[oe]uvre; a supreme achievement.
The top and masterpiece of art. --South.
Dissimulation was his masterpiece. --Claredon.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
masterpiece
n 1: the most outstanding work of a creative artist or craftsman
[syn: {chef-d'oeuvre}]
2: an outstanding achievement
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