fete day
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of fete day
First recorded in 1810–20
Example Sentences
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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
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
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
Douglas, I didn't mean to talk of this just now, for it's a horrid subject, and to-day is a fete day.
From The Survivor by Oppenheim, E. Phillips (Edward Phillips)
Paris made a fete day when she imagined Sampson's fleet was destroyed.
From The Loyalists of Massachusetts And the Other Side of the American Revolution by Stark, James H.
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