fete day
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of fete day
First recorded in 1810–20
Example Sentences
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The humorous weekly Life and The Chicago Tribune had been for some time agitating a restricted use of fireworks on the national fete day, but nevertheless the list of casualties kept creeping to higher figures.
From The Americanization of Edward Bok : the autobiography of a Dutch boy fifty years after by Bok, Edward William
The following day was to be a fete day at the kindergarten, the Christmas and New Year festivals combined.
From McTeague by Norris, Frank
A great fete day was coming, and an atmosphere of preparation and mild excitement pervaded the brown walls of the convent like a delicate aroma.
From The Goodness of St. Rocque and Other Stories by Dunbar-Nelson, Alice Moore
After a week or so of this preparation the fete day finally arrives and the morning finds the entire village attending a long service in the village church.
From The History of the American Expedition Fighting the Bolsheviki Campaigning in North Russia 1918-1919 by Jahns, Lewis E.
"How gay the streets look," remarked Lady Esmondet, "it is always a fete day a Paris."
From A Heart-Song of To-day by Savigny, Annie Gregg
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