The noun festoon first appeared in the 1600s when it was used, as it still is today, to refer to decorative chains or strips hung between two points. (It can also refer to a carved, molded, or …

The festoon probably originates in stone representations of garlands of natural flowers, which were hung up over an entrance doorway on holidays, or suspended around an altar. [2][4]

FESTOON meaning: to cover or decorate (something) with many small objects, pieces of paper, etc.

FESTOON definition: 1. to decorate a room or other place for a special occasion by hanging coloured paper, lights…. Learn more.

1. a string or chain of flowers, foliage, ribbon, etc., suspended in a curve between two points. 2. a decorative representation of this, as in architectural work or on pottery. 3. to adorn with or as if …

If something is festooned with, for example, lights, balloons, or flowers, large numbers of these things are hung from it or wrapped around it, especially in order to decorate it. The temples are …

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