Festino

GRAHAMSTOWN (Ecna 5 June 1996) - A pet goose today (Subs: Fri) caused a commotion when it attacked an innocent festino at the packed Village Green here. ❋ Unknown (1996)

In many of the villages of the _Conca d'oro_ ( "the golden shell," the plain of Palermo) the husband binds himself to take his wife to the _festino_ of St. Rosalia in Palermo, the 13th-15th of July; and this is an obligation that involves much expense, because the statue of Charles V. in the Piazza ❋ Various (N/A)

Installation, and the ball of the knights at the Haymarket this week; not to mention Almack's festino, Lady Spencer's, Ranelagh and Vauxhall, operas and plays. ❋ Horace Walpole (1757)

Northumberland made a pompous festino for him t'other night; not only the whole house, but the garden, was illuminated, and was quite a fairy scene. ❋ Horace Walpole (1757)

Strawberry has been in great glory; I have given a festino there that will almost mortgage it. ❋ Horace Walpole (1757)

The Chuteheds agreed with me, that the house, which is most magnificently furnished, all the ornaments designed by Kent, and the whole festino, puts us more in mind of Florence, than any thing we had seen here. ❋ Horace Walpole (1757)

How excessively obliging to go to Madame Grifoni's (256) festino! but believe me, I shall be angry, if for my sake, you do things that are out of your character: don't you know that I am infinitely fonder of that than of her? ❋ Horace Walpole (1757)

This was certainly a stroke of vulgarity, that my Lady Pomfret copied from some festino in Italy. ❋ Horace Walpole (1757)

One thing I cannot but mention: The reverend Assembly of Divines may lament (as Augustine in another case), _Heu, heu, quam tarde festino! ❋ George Gillespie (1630)

"That's the Filipino mess-boys having a little festino in their quarters. ❋ Unknown (1902)