vt to form in festoons, or to adorn with festoons.
2. festoon ·noun a garland or wreath hanging in a depending curve, used in decoration for festivals, ·etc.; anything arranged in this way.
3. festoon ·noun a carved ornament consisting of flowers, and leaves, intermixed or twisted together, wound with a ribbon, and hanging or depending in a natural curve. ·see ·illust. of bucranium.