Masterpiece

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master +‎  piece, a  calque of Dutch meesterstuk, see also  masterstick. 


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masterpiece (n.)

"a work or performance of a master, a piece of work of surpassing excellence," c. 1600, from master (n.) + piece (n.1). A loan-translation of Dutch meesterstuk "work by which a craftsman attains the rank of master" (or its German cognate Meisterstück).