fete
fete is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 4 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.A feat. [Obs.] Chaucer.
- 2.Feet. [Obs.] Chaucer.
- 3.A festival. Fête champêtre ( Etym: [F.], a festival or entertainment in the open air; a rural festival.
- 4.To feast; to honor with a festival.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- all
- amusement
- and
- anniversary
- arch
- artillery
- bonfire
- calf
- celebrate
- celebrated
- celebration
- ceremony
- chair
- china
- comes
- commemorate
- commemoration
- commemorative
- coronation
- day
- diamond
- drink
- fanfare
- feast
- feu
- fiesta
- flourish
- flying
- golden
- hail
- hallow
- harvest-home
- hero
- hob
- hold
- holiday
- honor
- immortal
- inaugurate
- inauguration
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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