Festoon vs. Wreath

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.

Wreathnoun

Something twisted, intertwined, or curled.

Wreathnoun

An ornamental circular band made, for example, of plaited flowers and leaves, and used as decoration; a garland or chaplet, especially one given to a victor.

Wreathnoun

(heraldry) An appendage to the shield, placed above it, and supporting the crest; an orle, a torse. It generally represents a twist of two cords of silk, one tinctured like the principal metal, the other like the principal color in the coat of arms.

Wreathnoun

A defect in glass.

Wreathverb

To place an entwined circle of flowers upon or around something.

Wreathverb

(transitive) To wrap around something in a circle.

Wreathverb

(intransitive) To curl, writhe or spiral in the form of a wreath.

Wreathnoun

Something twisted, intertwined, or curled; as, a wreath of smoke; a wreath of flowers.

Wreathnoun

A garland; a chaplet, esp. one given to a victor.

Wreathnoun

An appendage to the shield, placed above it, and supporting the crest (see Illust. of Crest). It generally represents a twist of two cords of silk, one tinctured like the principal metal, the other like the principal color in the arms.

Wreathnoun

flower arrangement consisting of a circular band of foliage or flowers for ornamental purposes

Wreathverb

encircle with or as if with a wreath;

Wreathnoun

an arrangement of flowers, leaves, or stems fastened in a ring and used for decoration or for laying on a grave

Wreathnoun

a carved representation of a wreath.

Wreathnoun

a ring made of or resembling soft, twisted material

Wreathnoun

a representation of a ring of twisted material below a crest (especially where it joins a helmet).

Wreathnoun

a curl or ring of smoke or cloud

Wreathnoun

a snowdrift.

Wreath

A wreath () is an assortment of flowers, leaves, fruits, twigs, or various materials that is constructed to form a ring.In English-speaking countries, wreaths are used typically as household ornaments, most commonly as an Advent and Christmas decoration. They are also used in ceremonial events in many cultures around the globe.