Meaning

noun a curtain of fabric draped and bound at intervals to form graceful curves

noun an embellishment consisting of a decorative representation of a string of flowers suspended between two points; used on pottery or in architectural work

noun flower chains suspended in curves between points as a decoration

originEtymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *dʰéh₁s Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁stosder. Proto-Italic *θēstos Proto-Italic *fēstosder. Late Latin fēstus Late Latin fēsta Late Latin fēsta Italian festa Proto-Indo-European *-ōder. Proto-Indo-European *-Hōder.? Latin -ōnem Italian -one Italian festonebor. French festonbor. English festoon Borrowed from French…

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