fete day
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of fete day
First recorded in 1810–20
Example Sentences
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Not for a hundred years before had these things been done other than as a part of the ceremonials of a fete day, or in honor of visiting royalty.
From The Mad King by Burroughs, Edgar Rice
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)
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.
The following day was to be a fete day at the kindergarten, the Christmas and New Year festivals combined.
From McTeague by Norris, Frank
Saturday, the fifteenth of August, was as little like a religious fete day as one can imagine.
From My Home in the Field of Honor by Huard, Frances Wilson
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