[ US /ˌfɛsˈtun/ ]
[ UK /fɛstˈuːn/ ]
NOUN
  1. flower chains suspended in curves between points as a decoration
  2. a curtain of fabric draped and bound at intervals to form graceful curves
  3. an embellishment consisting of a decorative representation of a string of flowers suspended between two points; used on pottery or in architectural work
VERB
  1. decorate with strings of flowers
    The public buildings were festooned for the holiday
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How To Use festoon In A Sentence

  • Festoons of golden rope hung like blonde locks from one of the balconies.
  • Standing on my toes and moving slowly toward the back of the house, I saw rooms festooned with crewelwork wall hangings and hunting prints. Hollywood Nocturne
  • The inside gatefold of McCartney, the former Beatle's first recording apart from his legendary group, was festooned with a collage of family photos.
  • She’s tired of seeing what she calls my boar’s nest at my end of the table festooned with stacked books, medical articles, and newspapers, so she’s making me actually, she asked me very nicely go through them – which is my plan this weekend – and get rid of them. Bougainvillea in bloom | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D.
  • All streets leading to the holy river are decorated with colorful festoons and banners.
  • Tops and belts were festooned with perspex, while prints were individually developed and printed on sweaters, T-shirts and more leather.
  • She was festooned with bangles, rings, necklaces, earrings and jewellery.
  • Only flicker bulbs and festoons were seen around the premises.
  • Where once the harbour might have had a currach or two tied up, the inlet is now festooned with yachts and dinghies and motor boats and punts of all shapes and sizes.
  • These were substantially built of timber and talipots, thatched with cadjans and bamboo leaves, and festooned and decorated as the Singhalese only can decorate - leaves, flowers and fruit being entwined together with so much delicacy and airy tastefulness as to impart an almost fairy-like form to the pavilion.
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