Meaning of "festoon" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FESTOON

From French feston, from Italian festone ornament for a feast, from festafeast.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF FESTOON

festoon  [fɛˈstuːn]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FESTOON

Festoon is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb festoon in English.

WHAT DOES FESTOON MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Festoon

A Festoon, is a wreath or garland, and in architecture typically a carved ornament depicting conventional arrangement of flowers, foliage or fruit bound together and suspended by ribbons. The motif is sometimes known as a swag when depicting fabric or linen.

Definition of festoon in the English dictionary

The first definition of festoon in the dictionary is a decorative chain of flowers, ribbons, etc, suspended in loops; garland. Other definition of festoon is a carved or painted representation of this, as in architecture, furniture, or pottery. Festoon is also the scalloped appearance of the gums where they meet the teeth.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO FESTOON

PRESENT

Present

I festoon

you festoon

he/she/it festoons

we festoon

you festoon

they festoon

Present continuous

I am festooning

you are festooning

he/she/it is festooning

we are festooning

you are festooning

they are festooning

Present perfect

I have festooned

you have festooned

he/she/it has festooned

we have festooned

you have festooned

they have festooned

Present perfect continuous

I have been festooning

you have been festooning

he/she/it has been festooning

we have been festooning

you have been festooning

they have been festooning

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I festooned

you festooned

he/she/it festooned

we festooned

you festooned

they festooned

Past continuous

I was festooning

you were festooning

he/she/it was festooning

we were festooning

you were festooning

they were festooning

Past perfect

I had festooned

you had festooned

he/she/it had festooned

we had festooned

you had festooned

they had festooned

Past perfect continuous

I had been festooning

you had been festooning

he/she/it had been festooning

we had been festooning

you had been festooning

they had been festooning

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will festoon

you will festoon

he/she/it will festoon

we will festoon

you will festoon

they will festoon

Future continuous

I will be festooning

you will be festooning

he/she/it will be festooning

we will be festooning

you will be festooning

they will be festooning

Future perfect

I will have festooned

you will have festooned

he/she/it will have festooned

we will have festooned

you will have festooned

they will have festooned

Future perfect continuous

I will have been festooning

you will have been festooning

he/she/it will have been festooning

we will have been festooning

you will have been festooning

they will have been festooning

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would festoon

you would festoon

he/she/it would festoon

we would festoon

you would festoon

they would festoon

Conditional continuous

I would be festooning

you would be festooning

he/she/it would be festooning

we would be festooning

you would be festooning

they would be festooning

Conditional perfect

I would have festoon

you would have festoon

he/she/it would have festoon

we would have festoon

you would have festoon

they would have festoon

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been festooning

you would have been festooning

he/she/it would have been festooning

we would have been festooning

you would have been festooning

they would have been festooning

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you festoon
we let´s festoon
you festoon

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to festoon

Past participle

festooned

Present Participle

festooning

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «FESTOON»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «festoon» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of festoon

array · bedeck · chaplet · deck · decorate · decoration · drape · engarland · garland · hang · lei · swag · swathe · wreath · wreathe

TRANSLATION OF FESTOON

Find out the translation of festoon to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of festoon from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «festoon» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 以...装饰
• Translator English - Spanish: engalanar
• English: festoon
• Translator English - Hindi: तोरण
• Translator English - Arabic: الإكليل
• Translator English - Russian: гирлянда
• Translator English - Portuguese: enfeitar
• Translator English - Bengali: আম্রসার
• Translator English - French: décorer
• Translator English - Malay: Festoon
• Translator English - German: behängen
• Translator English - Japanese: 花づなで飾る
• Translator English - Korean: 장식하다
• Translator English - Javanese: Festoon
• Translator English - Vietnamese: dây hoa
• Translator English - Tamil: festoon
• Translator English - Marathi: फेस्टून
• Translator English - Turkish: fisto
• Translator English - Italian: addobbare
• Translator English - Polish: girlanda
• Translator English - Ukrainian: гірлянда
• Translator English - Romanian: feston
• Translator English - Greek: γιρλάντα
• Translator English - Afrikaans: festoen
• Translator English - Swedish: festoon
• Translator English - Norwegian: girlander

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FESTOON»

Discover the use of festoon in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to festoon and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Geological Survey Professional Paper

Pits of raindrops in modern sand of Lyons texture 219 1 57. Block diagram of festoon cross-lamination from sandstone of Casper Formation, Wyoming 222 158 . Aerial photograph of blowout dunes along south shore of Lake Michigan 223 159.

The festoon. The Christmas treat: or Gay companion. Being a ...

LIX. On a Quack-who '* travel's byAct of Parliament. " YE solemn tribe, who write- and take your sees, Adorn'd with English or with Scotc/J degrees : Who boast os licences, and idly puff Your lectures, hospitals, and such vain stuff : Behold a ...

‎1767

A Complete Guide to Pressed Glass

The twenty-nine sauces are in these patterns: STAR IN BULL'S EYE, PURPLE TOP; BELLFLOWER, FINE RIB, FLARE TOP, PLAIN BASE; PRISM AND BLOCK BAND, RED TOP; DAISY AND BUTTON, RED TOP AND DOTS; FESTOON AND  ...

Batty, Bob H.

Sedimentary Geology at Meridiani Planum, Mars

However, it is also possible that this is a flow- parallel cut through a set of cross- strata that might be festoon-shaped in the orthogonal cut, and therefore indicative of a three-dimensional bedform. The exposure is not good enough to make this ...

Steven W. Squyres, Andrew H. Knoll, 2005

U.S. Geological Survey Water-supply Paper

1.84 .59 Moderately well sorted. Puerto Ayacucho . . 2.77 .76 Moderately sorted. Puerto Ayacucho . . . . Trough festoon . 2.12 Fine sand .70 Moderately well sorted . Puerto Ayacucho . . . . Lens .25 Coarse sand 1.11 Poorly sorted. Isla Ceiba .

Midfacial Rejuvenation

8.1 The malar festoon is defined superiorly by the orbitomalar ligament and inferiorly by the midcheek groove. Laxity of the orbitomalar ligament Flowers suggested that a gap between the orbicularis oculi and the levator labii superioris  ...

Morris E. Hartstein, Allan E. Wulc, David EE Holck, 2011

X-kit FET Grade 12 PHYS SCIENCE PHYSICS

Another way of seeing diffraction is to place a red filter in front of a straight filament lamp (festoon lamp as shown in Figure 5.3 on page 77). A festoon lamp is a long tubular lamp with a straight filament. This type of lamp is normally used for ...

Geological Survey of Canada, Open File 2162

... and mafic tuffaceous rocks Festoon crossbeddlng, graded crossbeddlng, ripples, ripple- drift cross-lamination Planar crossbeddlng, festoon crossbeddlng, parallel lamination, Festoon crossbeddlng, parallel lamination Festoon crossbeddlng ...

Peredery, W V

The Festoon; A Collection of Epigrams, Ancient and Modern. ...

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed.

Richard Graves, 2012

U.S. Geological Survey Professional Paper

Another feature on the Pamlico coast is the small festoon of islands shown in the Tates Hell Swamp quadrangle (111) in Franklin County, Fla. These islands may be evidence that a large river, probably the Apa- lachicola, emptied in this area ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FESTOON»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term festoon is used in the context of the following news items.

Meet the traditional Law Society man on steps - and the garrotted …

Portraits of its past leaders festoon the walls of its neo-classical headquarters in Chancery Lane. And at yesterday's annual general meeting, ... «Legal Cheek, Jul 15»

Cos skirt electronic cash register, says NBR boss

... documentary, mobile SMS, poster, stickers, bill board, festoon, motivational campaign on new law at the national and regional level. «Financial Express Bangladesh, Jul 15»

The Confederate Flag at War (But Not the Civil War) - The Real News

The Stars and Bars would soon festoon the city Union General William T. Sherman had burned to the ground. At the very center of the ... «The Real News Network, Jul 15»

The Confederate Flag at War

The Stars and Bars would soon festoon the city Union General William T. Sherman had burned to the ground. At the very center of the ... «Middle East Online, Jul 15»

More Eid-wear on the racks

KARACHI: With Eid round the corner, brands are crafting collections to festoon you up this festive season. According to a press release, Nida ... «The Express Tribune, Jul 15»

TC American manufactures spark resistant bridge crane

The standard electric hoist motor was replaced with a 2.8hp air motor, fitted with a spark-resistant stainless steel festoon system to carry the air ... «Aerospace Manufacturing and Design, Jul 15»

Style at Home: Welcome to Innisfree, my cottage on the lake

My friend Rebecca created beautiful party goods, which we used to festoon the rusty garden statue I keep on my dining table. She designed ... «Macon Telegraph, Jul 15»

Ashes 2015: A game of village cricket showed how close we are

Memories of England festoon his six volumes of verse. “Tomorrow's sun will beauteous rise/in Australasia's summer skies,” he wrote in My ... «The Australian, Jul 15»

Hickory's restaurant opens new al-fresco terrace with retractable roof

It's styled with an array of rustic style lanterns, festoon style lights and authentic metal 'cowboy cups' brimming with sweet smelling herbs and ... «Liverpool Echo, Jul 15»

On the scent of England's gorgeous gardens

At Mottisfont, roses festoon the walls, pergolas and arches and mingle with other flowers to produce heady scents and intense colours almost ... «The West Australian, Jul 15»