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centrepiece

noun

Etymology

From centre + piece.

  1. derived from *kʷezdis✻ — “piece, portion, quota”
  2. derived from *pettyā✻
  3. derived from petia
  4. derived from piece
  5. inherited from pece
  6. formed as centrepiece — “centre + piece”

Definitions

  1. An ornament to be placed in the centre, as of a table, ceiling, etc.

  2. A central article or figure.

    • Below is the deep abyss of the Lauterbrunnen valley, and at its head a stately semi-circle of mountains, with the pyramidal Lauterbrunnen Breithorn as the centre-piece.
    • A small bottle of sparkling Rhineland wine was the centrepiece; beside it was a large marzipan pastry topped with strawberries.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA