About The Word Festoon
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Festoon
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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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