- master-piece
- n.
1.Paragon, master-stroke, master-work, capital performance, principal performance, chef-d'aeuvre.2.Chief excellence, forte, chief talent, strong side.
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Master — A craftsman qualified and experienced enough to take on and train apprentices; one who worked for himself. A master piece was the piece of work requiring the greatest skill by which a man proved himself a master of his craft … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
master-stroke — n. See master piece … New dictionary of synonyms
master-work — n. See master piece … New dictionary of synonyms
Master Peter's Puppet Show — ( El retablo de Maese Pedro ) is a puppet opera in one act with a prologue and epilogue, composed by Manuel de Falla to a Spanish libretto based on an episode from Don Quixote by Miguel de Cervantes. The libretto is a faithful adaptation of the… … Wikipedia
Master of Puppets — Album par Metallica Sortie 21 février 1986 Enregistrement sept. à déc. 1985 Sweet Silence Studios, Copenhague, Danemark … Wikipédia en Français
Piece work — or piecework describes types of employment in which a worker is paid a fixed piece rate for each unit produced or action performed. Piece work is also a form of performance related pay (PRP) and is the oldest form of performance pay.In a… … Wikipedia
Master of the Five Magics — Author(s) Lyndon Hardy … Wikipedia
Master — Mas ter (m[.a]s t[ e]r), n. [OE. maistre, maister, OF. maistre, mestre, F. ma[^i]tre, fr. L. magister, orig. a double comparative from the root of magnus great, akin to Gr. me gas. Cf. {Maestro}, {Magister}, {Magistrate}, {Magnitude}, {Major},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Master in chancery — Master Mas ter (m[.a]s t[ e]r), n. [OE. maistre, maister, OF. maistre, mestre, F. ma[^i]tre, fr. L. magister, orig. a double comparative from the root of magnus great, akin to Gr. me gas. Cf. {Maestro}, {Magister}, {Magistrate}, {Magnitude},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Master joint — Master Mas ter (m[.a]s t[ e]r), n. [OE. maistre, maister, OF. maistre, mestre, F. ma[^i]tre, fr. L. magister, orig. a double comparative from the root of magnus great, akin to Gr. me gas. Cf. {Maestro}, {Magister}, {Magistrate}, {Magnitude},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
