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showpiece

noun

Etymology

From show + 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. compounded as showpiece — “show + piece”

Definitions

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

    • Drogba's goal early in the second half - his fourth in this Wembley showpiece - proved decisive as the remarkable turnaround in Chelsea's fortunes under interim manager Roberto di Matteo was rewarded with silverware.

  2. Something made specifically to be displayed.

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