feu de joie
/ French (fø də ʒwa) /
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noun plural feux de joie (fø)
a salute of musketry fired successively by each man in turn along a line and back
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Word Origin for feu de joie
C18: literally: fire of joy
Words nearby feu de joie
feudalism, feudality, feudalize, feudal system, feudatory, feu de joie, feudist, Feuerbach, Feuillant, feuilleton, fever
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