festoon
[ fe-stoon ]
/ fɛˈstun /
noun
verb (used with object)
Origin of festoon
OTHER WORDS FROM festoon
un·fes·tooned, adjectiveWords nearby festoon
festival,
festival hall,
festive,
festive season,
festivity,
festoon,
festoon blind,
festoonery,
festschrift,
festuca,
festy
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British Dictionary definitions for festoon
festoon
/ (fɛˈstuːn) /
noun
a decorative chain of flowers, ribbons, etc, suspended in loops; garland
a carved or painted representation of this, as in architecture, furniture, or pottery
- the scalloped appearance of the gums where they meet the teeth
- a design carved on the base material of a denture to simulate this
- either of two Zerynthia species of white pierid butterfly of southern Europe, typically mottled red, yellow, and brown
- an ochreous brown moth, Apoda avellana the unusual sluglike larvae of which feed on oak leaves
verb (tr)
to decorate or join together with festoons
to form into festoons
Word Origin for festoon
C17: from French
feston, from Italian
festone ornament for a feast, from
festa
feast
Medical definitions for festoon
festoon
[ fĕ-stōōn′ ]
n.
A carving in the base material of a denture that simulates the contours of the natural tissue being replaced by the denture.