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Noun festoon has 3 senses

festoon - a curtain of fabric draped and bound at intervals to form graceful loops
--₁ is a kind of curtain, drape, drapery, mantle, pall
festoon - an embellishment consisting of a decorative representation of a string of flowers suspended between two points; used on pottery or in architectural work
--₂ is a kind of embellishment

Derived form: verb festoon₁
festoon, festoonery - flower chains suspended in loops between points
--₃ is a kind of flower chain

Derived form: verb festoon₁

Verb festoon has 1 sense

festoon - decorate with strings of flowers; "The public buildings were festooned for the holiday"
--₁ is one way to decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify

Derived forms: noun festoon₃, noun festoon₂, noun festoonery₁
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