English language
Toggle Transcript
festoon::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | festoonery |
| Type of | flower chain |
festoon::noun | Spocien Dictionary
an embellishment consisting of a decorative representation of a string of flowers suspended between two points; used on pottery or in architectural work
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | embellishment |
Examples of festoon
festoon
Black cords with a single clear bulb festoon the ceiling, resembling spider legs.
From the sfgate.com
Toy dinosaurs, Flintstone characters, airplanes and crowns festoon the dashboard.
From the wheels.blogs.nytimes.com
Someone created a very funny festoon image and defaced the wiki this morning.
From the techcrunch.com
Elderly French movie, travel and perfume posters festoon the anaglypta walls.
From the independent.co.uk
Thank you to everyone who came and everyone who tried to attend via festoon.
From the techcrunch.com
Festoon your front porch with lanterns outfitted with battery-operated pillar candles.
From the ocregister.com
Low-voltage strip lights fitted with dimmable LED festoon lamps illuminate photographs.
From the sfgate.com
Do Chicagoans festoon themselves in green and prance in the street to greet the spring?
From the suntimes.com
Purple flags festoon every other car on the streets of the Windy City.
From the time.com
- A curtain of fabric draped and bound at intervals to form graceful curves
- Decorate with strings of flowers; "The public buildings were festooned for the holiday"
- An embellishment consisting of a decorative representation of a string of flowers suspended between two points; used on pottery or in architectural work
- Flower chains suspended in curves between points as a decoration
- Festoon (from French feston, Italian festone, from a Late Latin festo, originally a festal garland, Latin festum, feast), a wreath or garland, and so in architecture a conventional arrangement of flowers, foliage or fruit bound together and suspended by ribbons, either from a decorated knot, or ...
- The Festoon (Apoda limacodes) is a moth of the family Limacodidae. It is found in Europe.
- An ornament such as a garland or chain which hangs loosely from two tacked spots; A bas-relief, painting, or structural motif resembling such an ornament; A raised cable with light globes attached; A cloud on Jupiter that hangs out of its home belt or zone into an adjacent area forming a ...
- (festooned) to adorn or hang with decorations such as wreaths or garlands
- (Festoons) A string or garland of leaves or flowers suspended in a curve between two points.
