oeuvre
English
/ˈɜːvɹə/, /ˈəːvɹə/
noun
Definitions
- A work of art.
- The complete body of an artist's work.
Etymology
Borrowed from French œuvre (the main course, work).
Origin
French
œuvre
Gloss
the main course, work
Concept
Semantic Field
Basic actions and technology
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
働
Emoji
✂️ 🏗️
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Œuvre German
- hors-d'œuvre French
- œuvre French
- œuvrette French
- uevre Old French