Webster's 1913 Dictionary
CENTERPIECE; CENTREPIECE
CENTERPIECE; CENTREPIECE Cen "ter *piece `, Cen "tre *piece `, n.
Defn: An ornament to be placed in the center, as of a table, ceiling, atc. ; a central article or figure.
New American Oxford Dictionary
centerpiece
cen ter piece |ˈsentərˌpēs ˈsɛntərpis | ▶noun a decorative piece or display placed in the middle of a dining or serving table. • an item or issue intended to be a focus of attention: the tower is the centerpiece of the park.
Oxford Dictionary
centerpiece
center |piece ▶noun US spelling of centrepiece.
American Oxford Thesaurus
centerpiece
centerpiece noun the tower is the centerpiece of the park: highlight, main feature, high point, best part, climax; focus of attention, focal point, center of attention /interest, magnet, cynosure.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
centerpiece
c é nter p ì ece 名詞 C 1 (食卓などの )中心に置く装飾品 .2 最も重要なもの ; 中心的な事項 .
The Wordsmith Dictionary