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- Dictionaryfestoon/fɛˈstuːn/
noun
- 1. a chain or garland of flowers, leaves, or ribbons, hung in a curve as a decoration.
- 2. a Eurasian butterfly or moth patterned with dark arcs on a lighter background.
verb
- 1. adorn (a place) with chains, garlands, or other decorations: "the staffroom was festooned with balloons and streamers"
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1. : to hang or form festoons on. 2. : to shape into festoons. 3. : decorate, adorn. also : cover sense 4b. Did you know? The noun festoon first appeared in the 1600s when it was used, as it still is today, to refer to decorative chains or strips hung between two points.
to decorate a room or other place for a special occasion by hanging coloured paper, lights, flowers, etc. around it, especially in curves: be festooned with The hall was festooned with Christmas lights and holly. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Decorating or making something attractive. accessorize. adornment. beautification. beautify.
A festoon (from French feston, Italian festone, from a Late Latin festo, originally a festal garland, Latin festum, feast) is a wreath or garland hanging from two points, and in architecture typically a carved ornament depicting conventional arrangement of flowers, foliage or fruit bound together and suspended by ribbons. [2]
A festoon is a decorative string of flowers that you drape across a room, dropping in curves between support points. If you're decorating for Halloween, why not try a creatively spooky festoon of dried roses covered in cobwebs?
Aug 30, 2024 · festoon (plural festoons) An ornament such as a garland or chain which hangs loosely from two tacked spots. (architecture) A bas-relief, painting, or structural motif resembling such an ornament.
1. a decorative chain of flowers, ribbons, etc, suspended in loops; garland. 2. a carved or painted representation of this, as in architecture, furniture, or pottery. 3. a. the scalloped appearance of the gums where they meet the teeth. b. a design carved on the base material of a denture to simulate this.
noun. a string or chain of flowers, foliage, ribbon, etc., suspended in a curve between two points. a decorative representation of this, as in architectural work or on pottery. a fabric suspended, draped, and bound at intervals to form graceful loops or scalloped folds.
to decorate a room or other place for a special occasion by hanging colored paper, lights, flowers, etc. around it, especially in curves: be festooned with The hall was festooned with Christmas lights and holly. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Decorating or making something attractive. accessorize. adornment. beautification. beautify.
n. 1. a decorative chain of flowers, ribbons, etc, suspended in loops; garland. 2. (Art Terms) a carved or painted representation of this, as in architecture, furniture, or pottery. 3. (Dentistry) a. the scalloped appearance of the gums where they meet the teeth. b. a design carved on the base material of a denture to simulate this. 4. (Zoology)
FESTOON definition: to cover something with objects, especially decorations: . Learn more.
