Definition of Festoons. Meaning of Festoons. Synonyms of Festoons

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Definition of Festoons

Festoon
Festoon Fes*toon", n. [F. feston (cf. Sp. feston, It. festone), prob. fr. L. festum festival. See Feast.] 1. A garland or wreath hanging in a depending curve, used in decoration for festivals, etc.; anything arranged in this way. 2. (Arch. & Sculp.) 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.
Festoon
Festoon Fes*toon", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Festooned; p. pr. & vb. n. Festooning.] To form in festoons, or to adorn with festoons.

Meaning of Festoons from wikipedia

- villa, with festoons and bucrania, c.50-40 BC, fresco, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York Highly decorated Roman sarcophagus with festoons, c.125-130...
- Look up festoon in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A festoon is a wreath or garland hanging from two points. Festoon may also refer to: Festoon (horse)...
- Festoon Falls is a waterfall on Saddle-tree Cr****, a tributary of the Burnet River, in Queensland, Australia. The waterfall is located within the Bunya...
- Zerynthia rumina, the Spanish festoon, is a butterfly belonging to the family Papilionidae. It is a widespread species in Iberia and frequents most habitats...
- hectare. They are harvested in late summer and, in September, characteristic festoons of pepper are hung on balconies and house walls throughout the communes...
- Festoon (1951–1973) was a British Thoroughbred racehorse and broodmare, best known for winning the 1000 Guineas in 1954 and setting a world record when...
- nominal luminous flux: 45 lm ± 20%; Old designation: C11, common name is "festoon" base H6W BAX9s 1 12 V: 6 W HY6W BAZ9s 1 12 V: 6 W Amber H10W/1 BAU9s 1...
- the bottom of the yoke were edged with fabric foll festoons. Sometimes instead of following festoons, tiny pieces of folded fabric resembling pinked ribbon...
- with the Moraga expedition wrote: Canopies of oaks and cottonwoods, many festooned with grapevines, overhung both sides of the blue current. Birds chattered...
- 5 cm; Art Institute of Chicago The main motifs used are: horns of plenty, festoons, baby angels, lion heads holding a metal ring in their mouths, female faces...