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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.
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.
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.
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?
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.
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.
FESTOON definition: to cover something with objects, especially decorations: . Learn more.
Festoon definition, a string or chain of flowers, foliage, ribbon, etc., suspended in a curve between two points. See more.
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)
