| Part of Speech | Definition | |
| Verb | 1. To swag.[Eve - graph theoretic] 2. Present participle conjugation of the verb festoon.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
| Verb Base (festoon) | 1. Decorate with strings of flowers; "The public buildings were festooned for the holiday".[Wordnet]. 2. To form in festoons, or to adorn with festoons.[Websters]. 3. Base verb from the following inflections: festooning, festooned, festoons, festooner, festooners, festooningly and festoonedly.[Eve - graph theoretic] | |
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Date "FESTOONING" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1873. (references) |
Specialty Definition: festoon
| Domain | Definition | ||
| Noah Webster | [Noun] Something in imitation of a garland or wreath. In architecture and sculpture, an ornament of carved work in the form of a wreath of flowers, fruits and leaves intermixed or twisted together. It is in the form of a string or collar, somewhat largest in the middle, where it falls down in an arch, being suspended by the ends, the extremities of which hang down perpendicularly.. Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary. | ||
| Sports & Leisure | A decorative chain, as of flowers or leaves, hanging typically in a curve between two points. Source: European Union. (references) | ||
| Wikipedic | Festoon (from French feston, Italian festone, from a Late Latin festo, originally a festal garland, Latin festum, feast), a wreath or garland, and so in architecture a conventional arrangement of flowers, foliage or fruit bound together and suspended by ribbons, either from a decorated knot, or held in the mouths of lions, or suspended across the back of bulls heads as in the Temple of Vesta at Tivoli. The motif is sometimes known as a swag. It was largely employed both by the Greeks and Romans and formed the principal decoration of altars, friezes and panels. The ends of the ribbons are sometimes formed into bows or twisted curves; when in addition a group of foliage or flowers is suspended it is called a drop. Its origin is probably due to the representation in stone of the garlands of natural flowers, etc., which were hung up over an entrance doorway on fete days, or suspended round the altar. (references) | ||
| Wiktionary | 1: [Noun] (astronomy) A cloud on Jupiter that hangs out of its home belt or zone into an adjacent area forming a curved finger-like image or a complete loop back to its home belt or zone. (references) | 2: [Noun] A raised cable with light globes attached. (references) | 3: [Noun] An ornament such as a garland or chain which hangs loosely from two tacked spots. (references) | 4: [Verb] To hang or make festoons. (references) |
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Common Expressions: festoon
| Expressions | Definition | ||
| Spanish festoon | The Southern and Spanish festoons are butterflies found in southern and south-eastern Europe, the Southern penetrating even to the central parts. The species was first described near Vienna. From the total of about twenty geographical races described, the best known is the Cassandra Hubner ssp. from the south-western part of the Southern Festoon's distribution. The butterfly is not shy, and flutters close to the ground. It often rests on flowers and grass stalks. The caterpillar is many-coloured. Its development takes about 4-5 weeks. It feeds on different species of Aristolochia. The chrysalis is brownish and rather stick-like. (references) | ||
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