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Chef D'oeuvre Chef Shay Doo Vruh Noun Masterpiece French Chief Oeuvre

Front chef-d'oeuvre \shay-DOO-vruh)\
Back noun
A masterpiece.

[From French chef-d'oeuvre (masterpiece), from chef (chief) + oeuvre (work).]

"Not every item is a chef d'oeuvre: The Surrealists loved to create collages from trivial snapshots." - Jorg von Uthmann; Kinky Dolls, Glass Tears Adorn Surrealist Photo Show; Bloomberg; Oct 29, 2009. 

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