What does festooning mean?
Festooning means present participle and gerund of festoon.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
present participle and gerund of festoon.
The second tier of boxes, still with the red festoonings and the luxuriance of creeping vines, had, as its chief adornment, holly, laurel, and cypress trees of irregular height[…]
To construct chains and give the appearance of a festoon, bees engage in a process known as festooning.
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Festooning means present participle and gerund of festoon.
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The second tier of boxes, still with the red festoonings and the luxuriance of creeping vines, had, as its chief adornment, holly, laurel, and cypress trees of irregular height[…]
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