centrepiece

nounB2+Rare in speech; mostly a word you read · #14,360 of 15,258leans written

Other forms: centrepieces

A centrepiece is the main decoration in the middle of a table. A floral centrepiece, the centrepiece of the meal, arrange the centrepiece.

The rule at a dinner is that it must be low enough to see over, since a tall one stops the conversation across the table. The figurative use means the main element of anything, as in the centrepiece of a policy.

Definitions of centrepiece

1nouncentrepieceThe main decoration in the middle of a table.B2+
“A bowl of white roses formed the centrepiece of the dinner table.”

centrepiece is a decoration.

Also accepted in games: centerpiece

Where it comes from

From centre + piece.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA

Practised in Weddings & Celebrations

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centrepiece in the wild

The stadium is in Fukuroi City, Shizuoka Prefecture, Japan, although the stadium itself is merely the centrepiece of the larger Ogasayama Sports Park which extends into neighbouring Kakegawa.
Shizuoka Stadium
The flag's centrepiece represents the ocean, with the Union Flag and St.
Coat of arms of the British Indian Ocean Territory
The two species of turtle supporting the centrepiece represent the local wildlife.
Coat of arms of the British Indian Ocean Territory
A centrepiece also refers to any central or important object in a collection of items.
Centrepiece
One venue is designated as the "Olympic Stadium", the big centrepiece stadium of the games.
List of Olympic venues

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