fête champêtre
noun
an outdoor festival or a garden party.
fêtes champêtres
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pluralof fête champêtre.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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The summer tournaments and fêtes champêtres, and the winter festivals and masquerades, were attended by all the beauty and chivalry of the land.
From Life of Mary Queen of Scots, Volume I (of 2) by Bell, Henry Glassford
Many an afternoon and night the clubs of young gentlemen gave fêtes champêtres and dances.
From A Short History of Italy (476-1900) by Sedgwick, Henry Dwight
I frequently attended receptions at the British Legation, and I particularly recall those in the spring of the year when they took the form of fêtes champêtres upon the well-kept lawn.
From As I Remember Recollections of American Society during the Nineteenth Century by Gouverneur, Marian
Of his fêtes champêtres, recherchés dinners, château balls, a pleasant remembrance still lingers in the memory of many Quebecers and others.
From Picturesque Quebec : a sequel to Quebec past and present by Le Moine, J. M. (James MacPherson), Sir
The fêtes champêtres of the Venetian masters are here anticipated in the prose of the trecento.
From Renaissance in Italy: Italian Literature Part 1 (of 2) by Symonds, John Addington
