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Pièce de résistance

//piˈɛs də ɹəˈzɪs.tɑ̃s// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A masterpiece; the most memorable accomplishment of one’s career or lifetime.
  2. 2
    The chief dish at a dinner.

    "Our pièce de résistance was a traditional preparation of poularde de Bresse en vessie: an entire chicken, stuffed with truffles and foie, steamed inside an inflated pig’s bladder in a bath of liquor and still more truffles."

Etymology

Borrowed from French pièce de résistance; the first use of this phrase in English appears in 1789 in Richard Cumberland's novel Arundel.

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