'Festoon' definitions:
Definition of 'festoon'
(from WordNet)
noun
A curtain of fabric draped and bound at intervals to form graceful curves
noun
An embellishment consisting of a decorative representation of a string of flowers suspended between two points; used on pottery or in architectural work
noun
Flower chains suspended in curves between points as a decoration [syn: festoon, festoonery]
verb
Decorate with strings of flowers; "The public buildings were festooned for the holiday"
Definition of 'Festoon'
From: GCIDE
- Festoon \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. [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Festoon'
From: GCIDE
- Festoon \Fes*toon"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Festooned; p. pr. & vb. n. Festooning.] To form in festoons, or to adorn with festoons. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'festoon'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- 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