English
Alternative forms
feu-de-joie

Etymology
From F., literally �fire of joy�.

Noun
en-noun|feux de joie

1. obsolete A bonfire.
2. A celebratory salute made by firing guns into the air.

#*1888, Rudyard Kipling, �Watches of the Night�, Plain Tales from the Hills, Folio 2005, p. 60:
#*:while Platte was rolling over and over on the turf, like a shot rabbit, the watch and guard flew from his waistcoat�as an Infantry Major's sword hops out of the scabbard when they are firing a feu-de-joie

• 2008-01-02 22:34 - Widsith - /* English */

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