/pyes deuh rdday zee stahonns"/ ; Eng. /pee es" deuh ri zee stahns"/ , pl. pièces de résistance /pyes deuh rdday zee stahonns"/ ; Eng. /pee es" deuh ri zee stahns"/ . French.
1. the principal dish of a meal.
2. the most noteworthy or prized feature, aspect, event, article, etc., of a series or group; special item or attraction.