festoon (redirected from McCall's festoons)

fes·toon  (f-stn)

n.

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.

tr.v. 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.

---

[French feston, from Italian festone, from festa, feast, from Vulgar Latin *fsta; see feast.]

---

festoon [fɛˈstuːn]

n

1. a decorative chain of flowers, ribbons, etc., suspended in loops; garland

2. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) a carved or painted representation of this, as in architecture, furniture, or pottery

3. (Medicine / Dentistry)

a.  the scalloped appearance of the gums where they meet the teeth

b.  a design carved on the base material of a denture to simulate this

4. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Zoology)

a.  either of two Zerynthia species of white pierid butterfly of southern Europe, typically mottled red, yellow, and brown

b.  an ochreous brown moth, Apoda avellana the unusual sluglike larvae of which feed on oak leaves

vb (tr)

1. to decorate or join together with festoons

2. to form into festoons

[from French feston, from Italian festone ornament for a feast, from festa feast]

---

Festoon a chain or garland of things suspended. See also catena, chain.

Examples: festoon of banners, 1852; of cobwebs; of flowers, 1732; of ivy; of ribbons, 1870; of vines, 1792.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	festoon - a curtain of fabric draped and bound at intervals to form graceful curves curtain, drape, drapery, pall, mantle - hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
	2.	festoon - an embellishment consisting of a decorative representation of a string of flowers suspended between two points; used on pottery or in architectural work embellishment - a superfluous ornament
	3.	festoon - flower chains suspended in curves between points as a decoration festoonery flower chain - flowers strung together in a chain
Verb	1.	festoon - decorate with strings of flowers; "The public buildings were festooned for the holiday" adorn, decorate, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify - make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day"

---

festoon

verb

decorate, deck, array, drape, garland, swathe, bedeck, wreathe, beribbon, engarland, hang The temples are festooned with lights.

noun

decoration, garland, swathe, wreath, swag, lei, chaplet festoons of laurel and magnolia

Translations

festoon [fesˈtuːn]

A. N → guirnalda f, festón m (Sew) → festón m

B. VT → adornar, engalanar (with de) to be festooned with → estar adornado or engalanado de

festoon

n → Girlande f; (in curtain etc, Archit) → Feston m

vt to festoon somebody with something → jdn mit etw behängen; to festoon something with something → etw mit etw schmücken or verzieren; to be festooned with something → mit etw behängt sein; lace curtains festooned the windows → Spitzengardinen schmückten die Fenster

festoon [fɛsˈtuːn] vt to festoon with → ornare di, decorare con

---

festoon [fɛsˈtuːn] vt to festoon with → ornare di, decorare con