Meaning

2 senses

  1. Something that exhibits exceptional quality, something worth being shown.

    Prachtstück, Prachtexemplar

  2. Something made specifically to be displayed.

    Schaustück, Paradestück

More definitions
  • the outstanding item (the prize piece or main exhibit) in a collection

Translations

1 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 2
something worth being shown:
something made for display:

Origin

From show + piece.

From show + piece.

Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Forms

plural: showpieces
Singularshowpiece
Pluralshowpieces

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the outstanding item (the prize piece or main exhibit) in a collection:collector's itempiece de resistance

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
showerA1showeryshowmanshowroomshowyC1shrapnel

Dictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.

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