·add. ·- Something unusual or extraordinary.
II. Hors d'oeuvre ·add. ·- A dish served as a relish, usually at the beginning of a meal.
·noun A masterpiece; a capital work in art, literature, ·etc. ...
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·pl of Chef-d'oeuvre. ...
·add. ·pl of Hors d'oeuvre. ...
·- Out of the combat; disabled from fighting. ...
A term adopted from the French, signifying so far disabled as to be incapable of taking farther shar...
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