FESTOON

n. v.

3 definitions — Webster’s Dictionary (1828)


1.
n.

A garland or wreath hanging in a depending curve, used in decoration for festivals, etc.; anything arranged in this way.

2.
n.

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.

3.
v.

To form in festoons, or to adorn with festoons.


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