fete

  • 11Fete — Fete, n. pl. [See {Foot}.] Feet. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 12Fête — is a French word meaning festival or holiday, which has passed into English as a label that may be given to certain events. It is widely used in England and Australia in the context of a village fête, pronounced IPA2|feɪt. These are usually… …

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  • 13fete — (n.) 1754, from Fr. fête festival, feast, from O.Fr. feste (see FEAST (Cf. feast)). Apparently first used in English by Horace Walpole (1717 1797). The verb is from 1819. Related: Feted; fetes; feting …

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  • 14fete — [n] celebration, party ball, banquet, bazaar, do*, fair, festival, fiesta, gala; concept 377 fete [v] throw a party for someone celebrate, entertain, feast, festival, hold reception for, holiday, honor, lionize, make much of*, roll out the red… …

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  • 15Fete — F[^e]te (f[asl]t), n. [F. See {Feast}.] A festival. [1913 Webster] {F[^e]te champ[^e]tre}[F.], a festival or entertainment in the open air; a rural festival. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 16Fete — F[^e]te, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {F[^e]ted}; p. pr. & vb. n. {F[^e]ting}.] [Cf. F. f[^e]ter.] To feast; to honor with a festival …

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  • 17Fête — (fr., spr. Feht), so v.w. Fest …

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  • 18Fête — (franz.), Fest; F. Dieu, Fronleichnamsfest …

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  • 19fete — index holiday Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 20fete —    , fête    (fayt, feht) [French] A celebration or festival, especially one held outdoors. To honor someone with such a celebration.    See also gala …

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