Associations to the word «Oeuvre»

Wiktionary

ŒUVRE, noun. Alternative spelling of oeuvre
OEUVRE, noun. A work of art.
OEUVRE, noun. The complete body of an artist's work.

Dictionary definition

OEUVRE, noun. The total output of a writer or artist (or a substantial part of it); "he studied the entire Wagnerian oeuvre"; "Picasso's work can be divided into periods".

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.