fete day
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of fete day
First recorded in 1810–20
Example Sentences
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Although it is a fete day you will be my witness that we have not found a man off duty or the worse for drink.
From Lysbeth, a Tale of the Dutch by Haggard, Henry Rider
It ought also to have been a fete day for Jasmin himself.
From Jasmin: Barber, Poet, Philanthropist by Smiles, Samuel
This was to be a fete day in the royal palace of Berlin.
From Frederick the Great and His Court by Mühlbach, L. (Luise)
Another abbot, in the richly-embroidered habiliments of a fete day, stood by his side.
From Berlin and Sans-Souci; or Frederick the Great and his friends by Mühlbach, L. (Luise)
My daughter and granddaughter go to the Catholic burying-ground at Hadminster on her fete day, to dress her grave with immortelles.'
From The Young Step-Mother by Yonge, Charlotte Mary
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