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n. - Flower chains suspended in loops between points.

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Usage examples (8)
  • Opulent Persian weavings smoldered on the floor, and there was a festoonery of incense burners and candelabra.
  • I have a picture of a shrine in my head, all bedecked with knobbly candles and baroque festoonery, and anything less would be disappointing.
  • The Martha Stewart Collection will include household sundries such as bed linens, dinnerware, kitchenware, holiday festoonery and garden furniture.
  • Graceful islands rise from the quiet waters, -- Grape Island, Grass Island, Sharp Pine Island, and the rest, baptized with simple names by departed generations of farmers, --...
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