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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionaryfes·toon I \fes-ˈtün\ noun ETYMOLOGY French feston, from Italian festone, from festafestival, from Latin — more at feast DATE 16301. a decorative chain or strip hanging between two points2. a carved, molded, or painted ornament representing a decorative chain II transitive verb DATE 17651. to hang or form festoons on2. to shape into festoons3. decorate, adorn; also : cover 4bEnglish Etymologyfestoon festoon (n.) 1630, from Fr. feston, from It. festone, lit. "a festive ornament," from festa "celebration, feast," from V.L. *festa (see feast). The verb is attested from 1789.Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7festoonfes·toon / fe5stu:n / verb[VN] [usually passive] ~ sb / sth (with sth) to decorate sb / sth with flowers, coloured paper, etc., often as part of a celebration 给…饰以花彩；结彩于；张灯结彩noun a chain of lights, coloured paper, flowers, etc., used to decorate sth 彩灯；花彩OLTfestoon verb⇨ decorateWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridgedfes·toonI. \(ˈ)fe|stün\ noun(-s)Etymology: French feston, from Italian festone, from festa celebration, feast — more at festa1. a. : a decorative chain (as of flowers or leaves) hanging typically in a curve between two points < decorated with festoons of flowers and ivy intertwined > b. : a carved, molded, or painted ornament representing a festoon : swag < around the mirror were carved festoons of flowers wound with ribbon > c. : a piece of fabric suspended or bound at intervals to form graceful rounded folds < a fringed damask festoon for the archway >2. : a usually hanging open loop or curve < the paper is looped over these spars in long festoons — F.H.Norris >especially : something suspended in a curve between two points < between the mulberry trees swing long festoons of grapevines >3. : something resembling a pendent garland < live oaks with long … festoons of Spanish moss — F.B.Gipson >4. : one of the somewhat quadrangular segments bordering the body of certain ticks — see tick illustrationII. transitive verb(-ed/-ing/-s)1. a. : to hang upon in a festoon (as for adornment) : drape with festoons < razor grass … hung in emerald loops from branch to branch, festooning living foliage and dead stump alike — William Beebe > b. : hang down from like a pendent garland < blossoms festoon the vine > < bearded moss festoons the branches > < icicles festoon the eaves > c. : to hang upon or adorn as if comprising a festoon < the old wooden carriages … have passengers … hanging from the sides; the more hardy commuters even festoon tender and locomotive — H.T.Dehttp://H.T.De Sa > < the margins of the manuscript were festooned with additions and corrections >2. : to form into a festoon : suspend in festoons < the telegraph wires whipped back and festooned themselves round our machine — Francis Yeats-Brown >specifically : to hang (material) in festoons for drying3. dentistry a. : to shape (a crown or band) to conform to the contour of tissues with which there is to be association b. : to mold (the plate of a denture) about the base of the teeth or facings to resemble the natural gum lineIII. transitive verb: decorate : adorn ; also : cover 4c

Festoon To A Verb Festoons Chain Hanging Hang