FESTOONING

Verb

festooning

present participle of festoon

Noun

festooning (plural festoonings)

Material with which something is festooned.

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 […]

Source: Wiktionary

FESTOON

Fes*toon", n. Etym: [F. feston (cf. Sp. feston, It. festone), prob. fr. L. festum festival. See Feast.]

1. A garland or wreath hanging in a depending curve, used in decoration for festivals, etc.; anything arranged in this way.

2. (Arch. & Sculp.)

Definition: A carved ornament consisting of flowers, and leaves, intermixed or twisted together, wound with a ribbon, and hanging or depending in a natural curve. See Illust. of Bucranium.

Fes*toon", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Festooned; p. pr. & vb. n. Festooning.]

Definition: To form in festoons, or to adorn with festoons.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition