Word of theDay for Sunday, September 8 2019

[glennagirl.livejournal.com]

Write a sentence or two using the word Festoon, add it to the comments section below.

Festoon Part of speech: verb Origin: French, 17th century 1 To decorate, embellish, or ornament 2 To hang a decorative strip between two fixed points Examples of Festoon in a sentence"Before the surprise party, I had to festoon the entryway with streamers and decorations.""College students love to festoon their dorm rooms with all kinds of trinkets."

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[mrua7.livejournal.com]

"Must you festoon yourself thusly, Napoleon?" Illya asked; his partner was bedecked in a suit with sequined lapels and a matching vest for the annual Christmas party at headquarters.

[reapermum.livejournal.com]

April opened the door to her guests and they could see all the black and orange festoons decorating the ceiling of her apartment for the annnual Halloween party.

Edit:And just to be nit picky. The illustration is bunting, festoons are more elaborate, at least in the UK.

[glennagirl.livejournal.com]

This is bunting, trust me.

[reapermum.livejournal.com]

I can't see the picture, it's another one that has been locked. Can I guess that it shows some baseball?

[glennagirl.livejournal.com]

(https://ic.pics.livejournal.com/glennagirl/29538170/861552/861552_original.jpg)

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[leethet.livejournal.com]

This is actually funny because as I was re-reading Sorcerer's Stone I was horrified, yet again, to see "festoon" used as a noun. God almighty. It is NOT "Festoons of holly bedecked the halls" for god's sake. It is "the hall was festooned (verb) with holly."

I expected better English of an Englishwoman. :-)

[reapermum.livejournal.com]

The noun is almost 200 years older than the verb.

[ssclassof56.livejournal.com]

Napoleon hauled himself out of the dumpster, his new suit festooned with foul-smelling detritus from the apartments above him.

[glennagirl.livejournal.com]

Poor Napoleon, he gets nailed by the word of the day.

[pfrye.livejournal.com]

Mr. Waverly tried to hide his amusement as he glanced about the commissary. The normally sterile room was festooned with spiderwebs, orange and black garland and other images of the upcoming Halloween holiday. He sighed knowing that given an opportunity to play his people went about it with the same determination and dedication that they applied to even the most difficult of assignments.

[glennagirl.livejournal.com]

Thank you, the decorations sound very lively.

[glennagirl.livejournal.com]

Okay, let's bridge the waters and concede that the word is used as both noun and verb. Apparently more commonly the noun is used in the UK, as opposed to the US where it usually used as a verb.
However, bunting is always bunting, and it is the object of the verb.
The balcony was festooned with glorious red, white and blue bunting.
I don't think patriotic bunting has ever been referred to as a festoon, it just doesn't do it justice.

festoon noun
fes·​toon | \ fe-ˈstün \
Definition of festoon (Entry 1 of 2)
1 : a decorative chain or strip hanging between two points
walls decorated with festoons of flowers
2 : a carved, molded, or painted ornament representing a decorative chain
Around the mirror were carved festoons of grapevines.
festoon verb
festooned; festooning; festoons
Definition of festoon (Entry 2 of 2)
transitive verb
1 : to hang or form festoons on
2 : to shape into festoons
3 : DECORATE, ADORN
also : COVER sense 4b

[reapermum.livejournal.com]

Agreed, we use the verb as well as the noun. From the OED for festoon (n) A chain or garland of flowers, leaves, etc., suspended in a curved form between two points. I don't have the photo on this machine but festoons are in this post. https://reapermum.livejournal.com/296925.html

And yes, bunting is close to flags, it's not as crowded as festoons.

[gevr.livejournal.com]

I promise solemnly I'll (try to) remember it - hahaha

[glennagirl.livejournal.com]

Just when I thought I’d found something void of controversy 🙀