2. Adjective. honoured, celebrated ¹
3. Verb. (past of fête) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Feted
1. fete [v] - See also: fete
Lexicographical Neighbors of Feted
Literary usage of Feted
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Lives of the Lord Chancellors and Keepers of the Great Seal of England by John Campbell Campbell (1847)
"He received letters of congratulation, and thanks from several Dowager Duchesses,
and he was universally feted by all the Protestant grandees. ..."
2. Samuel F.B. Morse: His Letters and Journals by Samuel Finley Breese Morse, Edward Lind Morse (1914)
"feted in London. — Experiments with Dr. Whitehouse. — Mr. Brett. — Dr. O'Shaughnessy
and the telegraph in India. — Mr. Cooler. — Charles R. Leslie. — Paris. ..."
3. The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography by James Terry White, James T. White & Company (1898)
"... and the sculptor, now famous, was feted and entertained by the great art
patrons of Paris. Of his chef-d'œuvre. "I feel Two Natures Struggling within Me ..."
4. Public Men and Events from the Commencement of Mr. Monroe's Administration by Nathan Sargent (1875)
"feted in New York.—Disgraceful Doings there.—Judge Duer not allowed to reply to
Kossuth.—Publicly received by both Houses of Congress. ..."
5. The Journal of the American-Irish Historical Society by American-Irish Historical Society (1911)
"... or the frightful suffering they sustained in the service of the United States
and the state and city they honored." PRESIDENT-GENERAL LEE feted. ..."
6. The Existing Conflict Between Republican Government and Southern Oligarchy by Green Berry Raum (1884)
"Dr. Hartzell, an eminent Methodist Divine—The Murderers feted as Heroes by
the £lite of New Orleans, and sent back in Triumph to their Homes—Deplorable ..."
7. The Critical Review, Or, Annals of Literature by Tobias George Smollett (1812)
"... and as to his adversary the parson, we should enjoin him to study the Bible
for the, same period. feted a sum of money to the divine to be off". ..."
8. Leaves of a Life: Being the Reminiscences of Montagu Williams by Montagu Stephen Williams (1890)
"A necessary rule—The murder in the Austrian Tyrol—Count Henry de Tourville—The
class by whom he was feted—A crowd of ladies in Court—-De ..."
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