Festoon

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [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]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  festoon
       n 1: a curtain of fabric draped and bound at intervals to form
            graceful loops
       2: an embellishment consisting of a decorative representation
          of a string of flowers suspended between two points; used
          on pottery or in architectural work
       3: flower chains suspended in loops between points [syn: {festoonery}]
       v : decorate with strings of flowers; "The public buildings were
           festooned for the holiday"

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  57 Moby Thesaurus words for "festoon":
     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