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[ fe-stoon ] / fɛˈstun / SEE SYNONYMS FOR festoon ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna 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. Origin of festoon1670–80; <French feston<Italian festone decoration for a feast, derivative of festafesta OTHER WORDS FROM festoonun·fes·tooned, adjectiveWords nearby festoonfestival, Festival Hall, festive, festive season, festivity, festoon, festoon blind, festoonery, festschrift, festuca, festy Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for festoonPoets of every class have license to festoon life's oasis, et cetera, with platitudes and illogical assertions. The Army Mule and Other War Sketches|Henry A. Castle At the banquet a festoon of roses was suspended over the table. The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto|George Cox String, and use to decorate table or tree, or to festoon from the center of the ceiling to the corners and sides of the room. Home Occupations for Boys and Girls|Bertha Johnston In this, they fence Elpanam with palm leaves, and festoon the houses and pathways with various kinds of shrubs and grasses. In the Andamans and Nicobars|C. Boden Kloss
I saw to-day, on a single bough of tholukh, and a very small bough, three birds' nests suspended in a festoon. Narrative of a Mission to Central Africa Performed in the Years 1850-51, Volume 2|James Richardson
British Dictionary definitions for festoon
nouna 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 (tr)to decorate or join together with festoons to form into festoons Word Origin for festoonC17: from French feston, from Italian festone ornament for a feast, from festa feast Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to festoontrim, drape, deck, hang, adorn, garnish, wreath Medical definitions for festoon
n.A carving in the base material of a denture that simulates the contours of the natural tissue being replaced by the denture. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |