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Festoon

Festoon Meaning & Definition
Festoon Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Festoon?

[n] flower chains suspended in loops between points
[n] an embellishment consisting of a decorative representation of a string of flowers suspended between two points; used on pottery or in architectural work
[n] a curtain of fabric draped and bound at intervals to form graceful loops
[v] decorate with festoons; "The public buildings were festooned for the holiday"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Festoon: festoonery

Related Terms | Find terms related to Festoon: arc | boughpot | bouquet | boutonniere | bow | bravery | buttonhole | catacaustic | catenary | caustic | chaplet | chiffon | circle | clinquant | conchoid | corsage | crook | curl | curve | diacaustic | ellipse | festoons | finery | flower arrangement | folderol | foofaraw | frilliness | frilling | frills | frills and furbelows | frippery | froufrou | fuss | gaiety | garland | gaudery | gilding | gilt | gingerbread | hook | hyperbola | lei | lituus | nosegay | parabola | paste | pinchbeck | posy | sinus | spray | superfluity | tinsel | tracery | trappings | trickery | trumpery | wreath

See Also | adorn | beautify | curtain | decorate | drape | drapery | embellish | embellishment | flower chain | grace | mantle | ornament | pall

Festoon In Webster's Dictionary

\Fes*toon"\, n. [F. feston (cf. Sp. feston, It. festone), prob. fr. L. festum festival. See {Feast}.] 1. A garland or wreath hanging in a depending curve, used in decoration for festivals, etc.; anything arranged in this way. 2. (Arch. & Sculp.) A carved ornament consisting of flowers, and leaves, intermixed or twisted together, wound with a ribbon, and hanging or depending in a natural curve. See Illust. of {Bucranium}.
\Fes*toon"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Festooned}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Festooning}.] To form in festoons, or to adorn with festoons.

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