单词 | church fair |
释义 | > as lemmaschurch fair church fair n. originally U.S. a bazaar organized by a church, typically to raise money for charity or for the church itself. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > selling > a public sale > [noun] > bazaar, jumble sale, or sale of work bazaar1807 fair1826 fête1830 festival1843 church fair1844 sale of work1859 rummage sale1890 jumble-sale1898 jumble1931 mini-market1976 1830 Augusta (Georgia) Chron. 24 Feb. (heading) Baptist Church fair.] 1844 Millennial Harbinger June 248 Gross and disgusting scenes of feasting and revelry..have grown out of them [sc. Church donation parties]..Church feasts, and church tea-parties, and church fairs. 1903 A. Adams Log of Cowboy xxii. 354 At this church fair there was to be voted a prize of a nice baby wagon. 1998 Environmental Health News 5 June 4/1 Focus on food safety and hygiene at school fetes and church fairs throughout the summer. < as lemmas |
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