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festoon

see definition of festoon

verbdecorate

Word Origin & History

1620s, from French feston (16c.), from Italian festone, literally "a festive ornament," apparently from festa "celebration, feast," from Vulgar Latin *festa (see feast (n.)). The verb is attested from 1789. Related: Festooned.

Example Sentences for festoon

Every tiny house, even when it stood on the beach, had its own festoon of flowers.

He was so fond of the festoon that he sometimes painted it alone.

Festoon the sides of the scenery and the ceiling with spruce and flowers.

At the banquet a festoon of roses was suspended over the table.

Cook came out of the library where she was assisting with the festoon hanging.

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Synonyms for festoon

verb decorate

adorn
deck
drape
hang
trim
garnish
wreath

More words related to festoon

bouquet

noun. flower arrangement

boutonniere
buttonhole
corsage
festoon
garland
lei
nosegay
posy
pot
spray
vase
wreath

crown

verb. reward, dignify

adorn
arm
authorize
commission
coronate
delegate
determine
dower
enable
endow
endue
ennoble
enthrone
erect
establish
exalt
festoon
fix
heighten
honor
inaugurate
induct
install
invest
raise
sanction
set up
settle
stabilize
strengthen

crowned

verb. reward, dignify

adorn
arm
authorize
commission
coronate
delegate
determine
dower
enable
endow
endue
ennoble
enthrone
erect
establish
exalt
festoon
fix
heighten
honor
inaugurate
induct
install
invest
raise
sanction
set up
settle
stabilize
strengthen

curve

noun. arched, rounded line or object

ambit
arc
arch
bend
bight
bow
camber
catenary
chord
circle
circuit
circumference
compass
concavity
contour
crook
curlicue
curvation
curvature
ellipse
festoon
flexure
hairpin
half-moon
helix
horseshoe
hyperbola
incurvation
incurvature
loop
meniscus
ogee
parabola
quirk
rondure
round
sinuosity
sweep
swerve
trajectory
turn
vault
whorl

curves