Festoon vs. Decoration

Festoonnoun

An ornament such as a garland or chain which hangs loosely from two tacked spots.

Festoonnoun

(architecture) A bas-relief, painting, or structural motif resembling such an ornament.

Festoonnoun

A raised cable with light globes attached.

Festoonnoun

(astronomy) A cloud on Jupiter that hangs out of its home belt or zone into an adjacent area forming a curved finger-like image or a complete loop back to its home belt or zone.

Festoonnoun

(acarology) Any of a series of wrinkles on the backs of some ticks.

Festoonnoun

(technology) A specific style of electric light bulb consisting of a cylindrical enclosure with two points of contact on either end providing power to the filament or diode.

Festoonnoun

(manufacturing) Two sets of rollers used to create a buffer of material on web handling equipment.

Festoonnoun

Any of various papilionid butterflies of the genus Zerynthia.

Festoonnoun

(dentistry) Texturing applied to a denture to simulate human tissue.

Festoonverb

To decorate with ornaments, such as garlands or chains, which hang loosely from two tacked spots.

Festoonverb

To make festoons.

Festoonverb

To decorate or bedeck abundantly.

Festoonverb

To apply texturing to (a denture) to simulate human tissue.

Festoonnoun

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

Festoonnoun

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.

Festoonverb

To form in festoons, or to adorn with festoons.

Festoonnoun

a curtain of fabric draped and bound at intervals to form graceful loops

Festoonnoun

an embellishment consisting of a decorative representation of a string of flowers suspended between two points; used on pottery or in architectural work

Festoonnoun

flower chains suspended in loops between points

Festoonverb

decorate with strings of flowers;

Festoon

A festoon (from French feston, Italian festone, from a Late Latin festo, originally a festal garland, Latin festum, feast) is a wreath or garland hanging from two points, and in architecture typically a carved ornament depicting conventional arrangement of flowers, foliage or fruit bound together and suspended by ribbons. The motif is sometimes known as a swag when depicting fabric or linen.In modern English the verb forms, especially , are often used very loosely or figuratively to mean having any type of fancy decoration or covering.

Decorationnoun

The act of adorning, embellishing, or honoring; ornamentation.

Decorationnoun

That which adorns, enriches, or beautifies; something added by way of embellishment; ornament.

Decorationnoun

Specifically, any mark of honor to be worn upon the person, as a medal, cross, or ribbon of an order of knighthood, bestowed for services in war, great achievements in literature, art, etc.

Decorationnoun

The use of exotic sugars as decoys to distract the immune system of a host

Decorationnoun

The act of adorning, embellishing, or honoring; ornamentation.

Decorationnoun

That which adorns, enriches, or beautifies; something added by way of embellishment; ornament.

Decorationnoun

Specifically, any mark of honor to be worn upon the person, as a medal, cross, or ribbon of an order of knighthood, bestowed for services in war, great achievements in literature, art, etc.

Decorationnoun

something used to beautify

Decorationnoun

an award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event

Decorationnoun

the act of decorating something (in the hope of making it more attractive)