Definition of festoon

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fes·toon    (f-stn) KEY 

NOUN:

1. A string or garland, as of leaves or flowers, suspended in a loop or curve between two points.
2. A representation of such a string or garland, as in painting or sculpture.

TRANSITIVE VERB:
fes·tooned, fes·toon·ing, fes·toons

1. To decorate with or as if with festoons; hang festoons on.
2. To form or make into festoons.

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ETYMOLOGY:
French feston, from Italian festone, from festa, feast, from Vulgar Latin *fsta ; see feast