festoon

[US]/fe'stuːn/
[UK]/fɛ'stʊn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a decorative chain of flowers, leaves, or ribbons.

Phrases & Collocations

festooned with lights

festooned with flowers

festooned with ribbons

Example Sentences

a square festooned with electric lights

the staffroom was festooned with balloons and streamers.

High-rankers in this clan love to don military trappings, such as medals, eagle-wing or axe cap-badges, binoculars, monocles, and bandoliers festooned with grenades.

The streets were festooned with colorful decorations for the festival.

She decided to festoon her room with fairy lights for a cozy atmosphere.

The wedding venue was festooned with flowers and ribbons.

The Christmas tree was festooned with ornaments and twinkling lights.

The parade floats were festooned with banners and streamers.

The garden was festooned with lanterns for the evening party.

The stage was festooned with garlands of flowers for the performance.

The birthday party venue was festooned with balloons and banners.

The carnival was festooned with colorful flags and ribbons.

The outdoor market was festooned with lanterns and paper decorations.

Real-world Examples

We follow the prints through tall pines and sabal palms festooned with air plants.

Source: National Geographic Anthology

For one, it can clarify ideas in a sentence that's already festooned with commas.

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

The town is festooned with banners, pennants and plenty of OJ.

Source: CNN 10 Student English February 2023 Compilation

Notice-boards are festooned with information introducing children from primary level upwards to that aspiration.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

The forests are just festooned with plants, animals, birds... everything's just chirping away.

Source: This Month's Science 60 Seconds - Scientific American

They were no longer ruffled but were gathered up in scalloped festoons, showing braided petticoats beneath.

Source: Gone with the Wind

As many as 16,000 fibers will festoon a single seed, bulging from the seed's surface like miniature water balloons.

Source: Bilingual Edition of TED-Ed Selected Speeches

I also have to recite several Shakespearean monologues and festoon our dining hall with some bawdy bunting.

Source: Modern Family - Season 10

His father continued to refurbish and resell used cars, and he festooned the garage with pictures of his favorites.

Source: Steve Jobs Biography

Some say the facade evokes coastal cliffs festooned with seaweed; others say it conjures up the mist-shrouded peaks of Montserrat.

Source: Cloud Travel Handbook

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