Topic: word of the day: festoon
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festoon --Merriam-Webster
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noun
fes·toon fe-ˈstün
1
: a decorative chain or strip hanging between two points
walls decorated with festoons of flowers
2
: a carved, molded, or painted ornament representing a decorative chain
Around the mirror were carved festoons of grapevines.
Etymology
Noun and Verb
French feston, from Italian festone, from festa festival, from Latin — more at feast...
...Middle English feste, from Anglo-French, from Latin festa, plural of festum festival, from neuter of festus solemn, festal; akin to Latin feriae holidays, fanum temple
First Known Use
Verb
1765, in the meaning defined at sense 2
Noun
1610, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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