fete day

noun

a festival day.

Origin of fete day

First recorded in 1810–20

Words nearby fete day

fetch up, fetched, fetcher, fetching, fete, fete day, feterita, feti-, fetial, feticide, fetid

Example sentences from the Web for fete day

  • Ville-aux-Fayes has no fair, for its fete-day, the Saint-Sylvestre, happens in winter.

    Sons of the Soil |Honore de Balzac

  • Monsieur Savinien came by the mail-post the night before his mother's fete-day; but we did not know it.

    Ursula |Honore de Balzac

  • This particular day was a fete-day well known to the Cruchotines and the Grassinists.

    Eugenie Grandet |Honore de Balzac