PIECE DE RESISTANCE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does piece de resistance mean? 

• PIECE DE RESISTANCE (noun)
  The noun PIECE DE RESISTANCE has 2 senses:

1. the outstanding item (the prize piece or main exhibit) in a collection

2. the most important dish of a meal

  Familiarity information: PIECE DE RESISTANCE used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• PIECE DE RESISTANCE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

The outstanding item (the prize piece or main exhibit) in a collection

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Synonyms:

collector's item; piece de resistance; showpiece

Hypernyms ("piece de resistance" is a kind of...):

curio; curiosity; oddity; oddment; peculiarity; rarity (something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "piece de resistance"):

rariora ((plural) rare collector's items)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The most important dish of a meal

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Hypernyms ("piece de resistance" is a kind of...):

dish (a particular item of prepared food)