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Entry 3 senses Webster, 1913

Centerpiece

/(sĕn"tẽr*pēs`)/ · Cen·ter·piece · IPA /sˈɛntərpˌiːs/
01 n. An ornament to be placed in the center, as of a table, ceiling, atc.; a central article or figure.
  1. 1.
    An ornament to be placed in the center, as of a table, ceiling, atc.; a central article or figure.
  2. 2.
    An arrangement of flowers placed in the center of a table as an ornament while dining.
  3. 3.
    The central or most important feature of an activity, plan, or object; as, the centerpiece of her campaign was a proposal to slash taxes.