festoon
noun
[ fɛˈstuːn ]
• a chain or garland of flowers, leaves, or ribbons, hung in a curve as a decoration.
• a Eurasian butterfly or moth patterned with dark arcs on a lighter background.
festoon
verb
• adorn (a place) with chains, garlands, or other decorations.
• "the staffroom was festooned with balloons and streamers"
Similar:
decorate,
adorn,
ornament,
trim,
dress up,
array,
deck (out),
hang,
loop,
thread,
cover,
drape,
swathe,
garland,
wreathe,
bedeck,
beribbon,
bespangle,
do up,
do out,
get up,
tart up,
trick out,
bedizen,
furbelow,
caparison,
befrill,
bejewel,
Origin:
mid 17th century: from French feston, from Italian festone ‘festal ornament’, from festum, (plural) festa ‘feast’.
