Festoon (noun)
fes-toon
A chain or garland of flowers, leaves, or ribbons, hung in a curve as a decoration.
Mid 17th century from French feston, from Italian festone ‘festal ornament’, from festum, (plural) festa ‘feast’.
Example sentences
“We used festoon lights to brighten up the space.”
Wonky (adj) won-kee Not straight or balanced, off kilter. First recorded in 1915–20; perhaps variant of dialectal wanky, equivalent to wank(le) ( Middle English wankel, Old English wancol. (more…)
