Plural of festoon; multiple decorative garlands or chains hanging as ornaments, or the verb form meaning 'decorates with festoons.'
Simple plural of 'festoon' from French 'festonne.' As a verb, it derives from the noun form, following English's pattern of using object nouns as verbs.
The word 'festoons' works double duty—it's both the plural of the decoration AND the action of applying it, like how 'flowers' can mean both the plants and the action of flowering.
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