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festoon

1. fes.toon \fes-'tu:n\ n [F feston, fr. It festone, fr. festa festival, 
   fr. L] 1: a decorative chain or strip hanging between two points  2: a 
   carved, molded, or painted ornament representing a decorative chain  3: one 
   of the somewhat quadrangular segments bordering the body of some tic ks
2. festoon vt 1: to hang or form festoons on  2: to shape into festoons