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Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Festoon

/fĕsˌ-to͞on'/ · Fes·toon · IPA /fɛsˈtuːn/
01 n. A garland or wreath hanging in a depending curve, used in decoration for festivals, etc.; anything arranged in this way.
  1. 1.
    A garland or wreath hanging in a depending curve, used in decoration for festivals, etc.; anything arranged in this way.
  2. 2.
    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.(Arch. & Sculp.) See: Bucranium
02 v. t. To form in festoons, or to adorn with festoons.
imp. & p. p. Festooned; p. pr. & vb. n. Festooning
  1. 1.
    To form in festoons, or to adorn with festoons.