festoonery

American  

[fe-stoo-nuh-ree] / fɛˈstu nə ri /

noun

1. a decoration of festoons.

2. festoons collectively.

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festoonery British  

/ fɛˈstuːnərɪ /

noun

1. an arrangement of festoons

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Etymology

Origin of festoonery

First recorded in 1830–40; festoon + -ery

Example Sentences

Thirteen years later, however, what started as a simple and intuitive way to find music has become a cluttered festoonery of features.

From The New Yorker • May 17, 2016

There are new galleries on Broad Street, and a festoonery of restaurants, bars and boutique bakeries have transformed the once-struggling design district on upper King Street.

From New York Times • Sep. 11, 2010

Virtually the only Fifth Avenue building without even a sprig of festoonery is Saint Patrick's Cathedral.

From Time Magazine Archive

Since in the past the Viet Cong have very often proved as bad as their word, Saigon last week wore a look of siege amidst the festoonery of Christmas.

From Time Magazine Archive

Graceful islands rise from the quiet waters,—Grape Island, Grass Island, Sharp Pine Island, and the rest, baptized with simple names by departed generations of farmers,—all wooded and bushy and trailing with festoonery of vines.

From The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 47, September, 1861 by Various