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Noun: pièce de résistance (pièces de résistance)  pee,es-du-ru,zee'stón(t)s
  1. The most important dish of a meal
     
  2. The outstanding item (the prize piece or main exhibit) in a collection
    - collector's item, showpiece

Derived forms: pièces de résistance

Type of: curio, curiosity, dish, oddity, oddment, peculiarity, rarity

Encyclopedia: Pièce de résistance