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fes·toon    Audio Help   (fě-stōōn')  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
  1. A string or garland, as of leaves or flowers, suspended in a loop or curve between two points.
  2. A representation of such a string or garland, as in painting or sculpture.

tr.v.   fes·tooned, fes·toon·ing, fes·toons
  1. To decorate with or as if with festoons; hang festoons on.
  2. To form or make into festoons.


[French feston, from Italian festone, from festa, feast, from Vulgar Latin *fēsta; see feast.]

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