n.
Function: noun
Date: 1660
1 : SWAY 1
2 a : something (as a decoration) hanging in a curve between two points : FESTOON b : a suspended cluster (as of evergreen branches)
3 a : goods acquired by unlawful means : LOOT b : SPOILS , PROFITS
4 : a depression in the earth
5 chiefly Australian : a pack of personal belongings