Hypertext Webster Gateway: "fete"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Fete \Fete\, n. [See {feat}.]
A feat. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Fete \Fete\, n. pl. [See {Foot}.]
Feet. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Fete \F[^e]te\, n. [F. See {Feast}.]
A festival.
{F[^e]te champ[^e]tre}[F.], a festival or entertainment in
the open air; a rural festival.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Fete \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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
fete
n 1: an elaborate party (often outdoors) [syn: {feast}, {fiesta}]
2: an organized series of acts and performances (usually in one
place); "a drama festival" [syn: {festival}]
v : have a celebration; "They were feting the patriarch of the
family"; "After the exam, the students were celebrating"
[syn: {celebrate}]
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