英语词汇“festoon”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	festoon
释义	fes·toon I. \(ˈ)fe\|stün\ noun (-s) Etymology: French feston, from Italian festone, from festa celebration, feast — more at festa 1. a. : a decorative chain (as of flowers or leaves) hanging typically in a curve between two points < decorated with festoons of flowers and ivy intertwined > b. : a carved, molded, or painted ornament representing a festoon : swag < around the mirror were carved festoons of flowers wound with ribbon > c. : a piece of fabric suspended or bound at intervals to form graceful rounded folds < a fringed damask festoon for the archway > 2. : a usually hanging open loop or curve < the paper is looped over these spars in long festoons — F.H.Norris > especially : something suspended in a curve between two points < between the mulberry trees swing long festoons of grapevines > 3. : something resembling a pendent garland < live oaks with long … festoons of Spanish moss — F.B.Gipson > 4. : one of the somewhat quadrangular segments bordering the body of certain ticks — see tick illustration II. transitive verb (-ed/-ing/-s) 1. a. : to hang upon in a festoon (as for adornment) : drape with festoons < razor grass … hung in emerald loops from branch to branch, festooning living foliage and dead stump alike — William Beebe > b. : hang down from like a pendent garland < blossoms festoon the vine > < bearded moss festoons the branches > < icicles festoon the eaves > c. : to hang upon or adorn as if comprising a festoon < the old wooden carriages … have passengers … hanging from the sides; the more hardy commuters even festoon tender and locomotive — H.T.De Sa > < the margins of the manuscript were festooned with additions and corrections > 2. : to form into a festoon : suspend in festoons < the telegraph wires whipped back and festooned themselves round our machine — Francis Yeats-Brown > specifically : to hang (material) in festoons for drying 3. dentistry a. : to shape (a crown or band) to conform to the contour of tissues with which there is to be association b. : to mold (the plate of a denture) about the base of the teeth or facings to resemble the natural gum line III. transitive verb : decorate : adorn ; also : cover 4c
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