to festoon

Examples

• All

• The wall presented to the street a face of bare grey stone festooned with iron spikes.

  Fiction book (1993)

• Nixon paces the office, which is festooned with photos, awards, and an abundance of flowers, particularly orchids.

  Fiction book (1995)

• In front of the building was a raised platform festooned with red and black streamers.

  Fiction book (1995)

• The pediatric step-down ICU is festooned with photos of its long-term patients.

  Fiction book (2001)

• All along the waterfront, the houses and wharves were festooned with brightly colored bunting.

  Fiction book (1994)

• Additionally, during celebrations, the terreiro ceiling is festooned with finely shredded palm leaves.

  Academic text (1990)

• The firm is housed in a single-room storefront, with walls festooned with posters and insightful quotes from various inventors.

  Academic text (2007)

• The event planners will festoon the hall with beautiful flowers and ribbons for the wedding.

• They decided to festoon the park entrance with colorful balloons for the festival.

• As the holiday approached, families began to festoon their homes with lights and garlands.

Synonyms

A

to adorn

vsto festoon

45 4.9

To put decorations on something to make it look more beautiful

focuses on draping garlands or strings into visible looped shapes

W

to wreathe

vsto festoon

3 7.0

To decorate something with a ring of flowers or leaves

hangs garlands in loops instead of fully encircling the object

W

to wreathe with

vsto festoon

6.9

To place a ring of flowers or leaves around something to decorate it

drapes loops of garlands or strings rather than forming a circle

W

to wreathe the door

vsto festoon

4.8

To hang a ring of leaves or flowers on a door for a celebration

drapes decorations in loops over areas, not only on doors

How Decorated

to festoon

8 7.5

to embellish

10 6.3

to adorn

45 4.9

to decorate

226 1.9

to spruce up

• Informal

13 3.8

to touch up

8 3.8

Surface Forms

Etymology