festoon Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a curtain of fabric draped and bound at intervals to form graceful curves
  2. noun an embellishment consisting of a decorative representation of a string of flowers suspended between two points; used on pottery or in architectural work
  3. noun flower chains suspended in curves between points as a decoration
    festoonery.
  4. verb decorate with strings of flowers
    • The public buildings were festooned for the holiday

WordNet

Fes*toon" noun
Etymology
F. feston (cf. Sp. feston, It. festone), prob. fr. L. festum festival. See Feast.
Definitions
  1. A garland or wreath hanging in a depending curve, used in decoration for festivals, etc.; anything arranged in this way.
  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.
Fes*toon" transitive verb
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Festooned ; present participle & verbal noun Festooning
Definitions
  1. To form in festoons, or to adorn with festoons.

Webster 1913