fetes champetres
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| —n , pl fêtes champêtres | |
| 1. | a garden party, picnic, or similar outdoor entertainment |
| 2. | arts Also: fête galante |
| a. a genre of painting popular in France from the early 18th century, characterized by the depiction of figures in pastoral settings. Watteau was its most famous exponent | |
| b. a painting in this genre | |
| [C18: from French, literally: country festival] | |
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