10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FESTOON BLIND»
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festoon blind in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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1
Chambers concise dictionary
[17c: from Italian/esfofle decoration for a feast] festoon blind >na window blind
pleated and hung to fall in festoon-like folds. festschrift / 'fEstfnft/ >n (festschrifts or
festschriften) a celebratory publication, usually a collection of writings presented
...
2
Complete Book of Soft Furnishings
Festoons are gathered at the top using pencil pleat heading tape and are drawn
up vertically by cords looped through rings on special festoon blind tape stitched
at intervals across the back of the fabric. Festoon blinds are hung at the window ...
Hilary More, Jane Churchill, Helen Barnett,
2004
3
The Chambers Dictionary
n festoon ery festoons collectively. — festoon blind a window blind ruched to fall
in festoon- like folds. [Fr feston, appar connected with Lfestum a festival]
festschrift fest'shrift, n a celebratory publication, commonly a collection of learned
papers, ...
Festoon blinds A festoon blind is similar to an Austrian blind, but although the
swags are made by drawing up the fabric on a similar cording system, the festoon
blind has additional ruching which keeps its decorative effect even when the
blind ...
John McGowan, Roger DuBern,
1991
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Chembers 21 Century Dictionary
... fesfone decoration for a feast. festoon blind o noun a window blind pleated and
hung to fall in festoon-like folds. festschrift /'festjrift/ c. noun (festschrifts or fest-
schriften) a celebratory publication, usually a collection of writings presented by ...
Careless of the colours of his Palace curtains, waving in many a gay festoon ;
blind to all the radiance of his vessels of silver and gold, and deaf to all the
musick, even of the latanist of Persia, the agitated Ahasuerus, drinking, carolling,
...
Careless of the colours of his Palace curtains, waving in many a gay festoon ;
blind to all the radiance of his vessels of silver and gold, and deaf to all the
musick, even of the lutanist of Persia, the agitated Ahasuerus, drinking, carolling,
...
John Elihu Hall, Joseph Dennie, Asbury Dickins,
1808
Careless of the colours of his Palace curtains, waving in many a gay festoon ;
blind to all the radiance of his vessels of silver and gold, and deaf to all the
musick, even of the lutanist of Persia, the agitated Ahasuerus, drinking, carolling,
...
Joseph Dennie, John Elihu Hall,
1808
9
My Cup Runneth Over: The Life of Angelica Cookson Potts
asks Scarlet with her forehead all puckered up like a festoon blind. “Well, maybe,”
saysPortia. “Ifyou want to go andaskthem ...” “I easily could,”boasts Scarlet. “
Daddy and Mummy shop there all the time.” “You try that, then,” says Portia.
10
Oxford Dictionary of English
from French feston, from Italian festone 'festal ornament', from festum, (pluVral)
festa 'feast'. festoon blind 7noun a window blind consisting of vertical rows of
horizontally gathered fabric that may be drawn up into a series of ruches.
Festschrift ...
3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FESTOON BLIND»
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festoon blind is used in the context of the following news items.
Milan Fashion Week: Moschino autumn/winter 2012
Stripping away the frou-frou jokes may be half the fun of a Moschino show - like whipping out an 80s festoon blind and discovering a perfectly ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Feb 12»
Sex and Stravinsky by Barbara Trapido: review
It is hard to warm to a woman who strips her own banisters and who can run up a stylish wedding dress from a recycled festoon blind, but there ... «Telegraph.co.uk, May 10»
Meet Girdle Girl: How I gave myself a total body lift without going …
But I do fantasise about a midriff area that doesn't look like a festoon blind, and the days when the tops of my arms didn't resemble a side of ... «Daily Mail, Mar 09»