festoon

  • 21festoon — Synonyms and related words: arc, boughpot, bouquet, boutonniere, bow, bravery, buttonhole, catacaustic, catenary, caustic, chaplet, chiffon, circle, clinquant, conchoid, corsage, crook, curl, curve, diacaustic, ellipse, festoons, finery, flower… …

    Moby Thesaurus

  • 22festoon — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. swag, garland, chaplet; see decoration 2 , wreath . v. Syn. trim, array, hang, wreathe; see decorate . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. adorn, decorate, deck, garland, trim, wreathe, ornament …

    English dictionary for students

  • 23festoon — see FEAST …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 24festoon — fes·toon || fe stuːn n. decorative chain (made of flowers, leaves, etc.); ornamental design (on furniture, architecture, etc.) v. decorate with chains of flowers (or leaves, etc.) …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 25festoon —    Decorate with a garland or chain of flowers, leaves, etc., suspended in a curve between two points. Also see bric a brac, egg and dart, molding, and ornament …

    Glossary of Art Terms

  • 26festoon — [fɛ stu:n] noun an ornamental chain or garland of flowers, leaves, or ribbons, hung in a curve. ↘a carved or moulded ornament representing this. verb (often be festooned with) adorn with festoons or other decorations. Origin C17: from Fr. feston …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 27festoon — I. n. Hanging garland, looped garland. II. v. a. 1. Loop, loop up, form into festoons. 2. Decorate with festoons, hang with looped garlands …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 28festoon — 1 verb (T) to cover something with long pieces of material, especially for decoration : be festooned with: Malaga was festooned with banners and flags in honour of the king s visit. 2 noun (C) formal a long thin piece of material, used especially …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 29festoon — 1. noun festoons of paper flowers Syn: garland, chain, lei, swathe, swag, loop 2. verb the room was festooned with streamers Syn: decorate, adorn, ornament, trim, deck (out), hang, loop, drape …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 30festoon — n 1.(all usu. looped or draping) garland, wreath, lei, chaplet. v 2. wreathe, enwreathe, string flowers; decorate, adorn, ornament, embellish, garnish, array, bedizen, deck, deck out, bedeck, dress, dress up …

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