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word of the week: FESTOON

2010 November 26
by Caroline Nye Stevens

FESTOON: a decorative representation of a garland of flowers, foliage or ribbon hung in a curve between two points.

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Festoon, American College of Surgeons, CNS 2010

Pictured above is one of Chicago’s most dramatic festoons — on the entrance of the American College of Surgeons.

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