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festooned

/fe-stoon/US // fɛˈstun //UK // (fɛˈstuːn) //

花花绿绿的,花团锦簇,花团锦簇的,花花绿绿

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1
    • : a string or chain of flowers, foliage, ribbon, etc., suspended in a curve between two points.
    • : a decorative representation of this, as in architectural work or on pottery.
    • : a fabric suspended, draped, and bound at intervals to form graceful loops or scalloped folds.
    • : Dentistry. the garlandlike area of the gums surrounding the necks of the teeth.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to adorn with or as with festoons: to festoon a hall.
    • : to form into festoons: to festoon flowers and leaves.
    • : Dentistry. to reproduce natural gum patterns around the teeth or a denture.
    • : to connect by festoons.

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Examples

  • Also: pastel pink-and-lavender paint jobs, festooned with hearts and flowers.

  • The building is festooned with cartoon-like images of fish, including dorsal fins that poke out of the roof.

  • The threat has been greeted with derision here around the barricaded city hall festooned with Russian and Soviet flags.

  • Pale Fire is festooned with atomic references and a mockery of peaceniks.

  • He wore a sparkly jacket that was terrifying to behold, but was alas not festooned with electric lights.

  • Down the festooned nave she came on his arm, her step unfaltering, her face calm; black misery in her heart.

  • The smoke-house was filled with hams, and the ceiling of the kitchen was festooned with dried apples and pumpkins.

  • We passed several vineyards, in which the vines were trained by maples, and festooned from tree to tree.

  • Somebody else led the way to a storeroom, tossed its contents into the hall, and festooned it with used computer tape.

  • The floor was painted and very clean, but the walls were unfinished, and the brown rafters were festooned with cobwebs.