work of art

noun [C] (plural works of art)

Translation

› a very beautiful and important painting, drawing, etc

başyapıt, şaheser

They stole several valuable works of art.1340

be a work of art › to be something which is beautiful or needed a lot of skill to create

şaheser/başyapıt olmak

Have you seen the wedding cake? It's a work of art.1340

(Definition of work of art noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary English-Turkish © Cambridge University Press)

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