Festoon Definition & Meaning
festoon
- noun
- a curtain of fabric draped and bound at intervals to form graceful curves
- 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
- verb
- decorate with strings of flowers; "The public buildings were festooned for the holiday"
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- What does festoon mean?
- a curtain of fabric draped and bound at intervals to form graceful curves 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 decorate with strings of flowers; "The public buildings were festooned for the holiday"
- What part of speech is festoon?
- Festoon is a noun and a verb.
- How many definitions does festoon have?
- Festoon has 4 definitions across 2 parts of speech (noun, verb).