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feu de joie
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Definition:1. [obsolete] a fire kindled in a public place in token of joy; a bonfire;2. a firing of guns in token of joy.Noah Webster. Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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And the honest drover, in his warmth, endorsed this moral sentiment by firing a perfect feu de joi at the fireplace.
Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin
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“Ah then thank God I came!” — it was like a bland breath on a feu de joie: he flamed so much higher.
Henry James. The Outcry (1911)
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