festoons

noun

  1. 1

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

  2. 2

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

  3. 3

    A raised cable with light globes attached.

  4. 4

    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.

  5. 5

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

  6. 6

    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.

  7. 7

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

  8. 8

    Any of various papilionid butterflies of the genus Zerynthia.

  9. 9

    Texturing applied to a denture to simulate human tissue.

verb

  1. 1

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

  2. 2

    To make festoons.

  3. 3

    To decorate or bedeck abundantly.

  4. 4

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

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