Festoon vs. Decoration — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Festoon and Decoration
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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 "festooned with", are often used very loosely or figuratively to mean having any type of fancy decoration or covering.
Decoration
The act, process, technique, or art of decorating.
Festoon
A string or garland, as of leaves or flowers, suspended in a loop or curve between two points.
Decoration
Something used to decorate, especially when put up temporarily to celebrate or call attention to a special occasion.
Festoon
A representation of such a string or garland, as in painting or sculpture.
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Decoration
An emblem of honor, such as a medal or badge.
Festoon
To decorate with or as if with festoons; hang festoons on.
Decoration
The act of adorning, embellishing, or honoring; ornamentation.
Festoon
To form or make into festoons.
Decoration
Any item that adorns, enriches, or beautifies; something added by way of embellishment or ornamentation.
Festoon
An ornament such as a garland or chain which hangs loosely from two tacked spots.
Decoration
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.
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(architectural element) A bas-relief, painting, or structural motif resembling such an ornament.
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The use of exotic sugars as decoys to distract the immune system of a host
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A raised cable with light globes attached.
Decoration
The act of adorning, embellishing, or honoring; ornamentation.
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(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.
Decoration
That which adorns, enriches, or beautifies; something added by way of embellishment; ornament.
The hall was celebrated for . . . the richness of its decoration.
Festoon
(acarology) Any of a series of wrinkles on the backs of some ticks.
Decoration
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.
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(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.
Decoration
Something used to beautify
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(manufacturing) Two sets of rollers used to create a buffer of material on web handling equipment.
Decoration
An award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event
Festoon
Any of various papilionid butterflies of the genus Zerynthia.
Decoration
The act of decorating something (in the hope of making it more attractive)
Festoon
(dentistry) Texturing applied to a denture to simulate human tissue.
Festoon
To decorate with ornaments, such as garlands or chains, which hang loosely from two tacked spots.
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To make festoons.
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To decorate or bedeck abundantly.
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To apply texturing to (a denture) to simulate human tissue.
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A garland or wreath hanging in a depending curve, used in decoration for festivals, etc.; anything arranged in this way.
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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.
Festoon
To form in festoons, or to adorn with festoons.
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A curtain of fabric draped and bound at intervals to form graceful loops
Festoon
An embellishment consisting of a decorative representation of a string of flowers suspended between two points; used on pottery or in architectural work
Festoon
Flower chains suspended in loops between points
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Decorate with strings of flowers;
The public buildings were festooned for the holiday
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