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festoon
[fe-stoon]
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.
Dentistry.the garlandlike area of the gums surrounding the necks of the teeth.
verb (used with object)
to adorn with or as with festoons.
to festoon a hall.
to form into festoons.
to festoon flowers and leaves.
Dentistry.to reproduce natural gum patterns around the teeth or a denture.
to connect by festoons.
festoon
/ ɛˈٳː /
noun
a decorative chain of flowers, ribbons, etc, suspended in loops; garland
a carved or painted representation of this, as in architecture, furniture, or pottery
the scalloped appearance of the gums where they meet the teeth
a design carved on the base material of a denture to simulate this
either of two Zerynthia species of white pierid butterfly of southern Europe, typically mottled red, yellow, and brown
an ochreous brown moth, Apoda avellana the unusual sluglike larvae of which feed on oak leaves
verb
to decorate or join together with festoons
to form into festoons
Other Word Forms
- unfestooned adjective
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of festoon1
Example Sentences
One showed camouflage fatigues worn by a Colombian fighter festooned with patches that include the flag of Ukraine.
Everywhere I look, I see shop windows, prams and women's hairdos festooned with blue, white and red Norwegian flags.
Davies Symphony Hall, where Tilson Thomas presided over the San Francisco Symphony for an influential quarter century, was festooned with giant blue balloons.
After a costume change, the show’s second act began with “America Has a Problem,” which Beyoncé sang at a news podium festooned with microphones, then zoomed through “Spaghettii,” “Formation,” “My House” and “Diva.”
It’s smartly written, festooned with quirky business, farcical situations, droll asides.
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