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festoon

/fɛsˈtuːn/

noun

Meaning

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

  • A bas-relief, painting, or structural motif resembling such an ornament.

  • A raised cable with light globes attached.

  • 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.

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

  • 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.

  • Two sets of rollers used to create a buffer of material on web handling equipment.

  • Any of various papilionid butterflies of the genus Zerynthia.

  • Texturing applied to a denture to simulate human tissue.

verb

Meaning

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

  • To make festoons.

  • To decorate or bedeck abundantly.

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