Outstanding work or the greatest work of a person's career.
1Walahfrid felt this; he described his feelings, and he produced a chef d'œuvre.
2It was Florida that produced the chef d'œuvre in him.
3In the hands of the great Sand, Montpellier-le-Vieux might have afforded us a chef d'œuvre to set beside 'La Ville Noire' or the adorable 'Jeanne.'
Translations for chef d'œuvre