Fes-tōon',1, n.
n. [Fr. & Sp. feston, It. festone, from Lat. festum, festival; hence, originally, an ornament for a festival.]
Sense 1. A garland or wreath hanging in a depending curve; any thing arranged in this way.
Festoon, (2.)
Sense 2. (Arch. & Sculp.) An ornament of carved work, in the form of a wreath of flowers, fruits, and leaves, intermixed or twisted together, and represented as hanging or depending in an arch. Brande.