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Meaning of 'festoon' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Festoon [ n.]
- A garland or wreath hanging in a depending curve, used in decoration for festivals, etc.; anything arranged in this way.
- 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.
2 . Festoon [ v. t.]
- To form in festoons, or to adorn with festoons.

Meaning of 'festoon' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . festoon [ v]
Meaning (1):
- decorate with strings of flowers
Example in sentence:
  • The public buildings were festooned for the holiday

Nearby Words:

fescennine fescue fescued fescuing fesels fess fesse fessitude fesswise fest

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