chef-d'oeuvre
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But the worst of all is that this crocodile imagines that it is a chef-d'oeuvre and that it has a monopoly on all the tender passions.
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His beautiful lines on the death of his wife are a chef-d'oeuvre of mourning poetry and one of the gems of literature.
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He knew it to be his chef-d'oeuvre, and looked forward, with a natural eagerness, to the moment when he should display it before its future possessors, and receive their congratulations on his success.
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The dinner—and it was a "chef-d'oeuvre" on the part of Mrs. Branagan—passed off most pleasantly.
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This chef-d'oeuvre, which dates from about 1807, represents one of the most celebrated characters who ever sat upon the bench of the Court of Session.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
