FESTOON
\fɛstˈuːn], \fɛstˈuːn], \f_ɛ_s_t_ˈuː_n]\
Definitions of FESTOON
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1916 - Appleton's medical dictionary
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
- 1790 - A Complete Dictionary of the English Language
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decorate with festoons; "The public buildings were festooned for the holiday"
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flower chains suspended in loops between points
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a curtain of fabric draped and bound at intervals to form graceful loops
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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flower chains suspended in loops between points
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a curtain of fabric draped and bound at intervals to form graceful loops
By Princeton University
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A garland or wreath hanging in a depending curve, used in decoration for festivals, etc.; anything arranged in this way.
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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.
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To form in festoons, or to adorn with festoons.
By Oddity Software
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A garland or wreath hanging in a depending curve, used in decoration for festivals, etc.; anything arranged in this way.
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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.
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To form in festoons, or to adorn with festoons.
By Noah Webster.
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A wreath or garland hung between two points; an architectural ornament of such form.
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To decorate with, or form into, such garlands.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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A garland suspended between two points; (arch.) an ornament like a wreath of flowers, etc.
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To adorn with festoons.
By Daniel Lyons
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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An ornament in the form of a garland. In dentistry, the wreathlike margin of the normal gum around the necks of the teeth. [Fr]
By Smith Ely Jelliffe
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