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festoonery

festoonery noun: that which is festooned; hanging ornamentation.

Noun

festoonery (usually uncountable, plural festooneries)

  1. (usually) That which is festooned; hanging ornamentation.
    • Earlier that day, seeking festoonery, she tore the trim from a dress.2007 June 3, ZoË Wolff, “North American Songbird”, in New York Times

Forms of festoonery

pluralfestooneries

Origin of festoonery

From festoon + -ery.

Questions about festoonery

What does festoonery mean?
Festoonery means that which is festooned; hanging ornamentation.
What part of speech is festoonery?
Festoonery is a noun.
What is the plural of festoonery?
The plural of festoonery is festooneries.

Words near festoonery in the dictionary

  1. festoon pines
  2. festooned
  3. festooner
  4. festooneries
  5. festooners
  6. festoonery
  7. festooning
  8. festoonings
  9. festoons
  10. festoony
  11. fests

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