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Meaning
Noun
●
An
ornament
such as a
garland
or
chain
which
hangs
loosely
from two
tacked
spots.
●
In Architectural elements:
A
bas-relief
,
painting
, or
structural
motif
resembling
such an ornament.
●
A
raised
cable
with
light globes
attached.
●
In 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
.
●
Any of a
series
of
wrinkles
on the
backs
of some ticks.
●
In 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.
●
In Manufacturing:
Two
sets
of
rollers
used to create a
buffer
of
material
on
web
handling
equipment.
●
In Swallowtails:
Any of various
papilionid
butterflies
of the
genus
Zerynthia.
●
In Dentistry & Animal body parts:
Texturing
applied
to a
denture
to
simulate
human tissue.
Verb
●
To
decorate
with
ornaments
, such as
garlands
or
chains
, which
hang
loosely
from two
tacked
spots.
●
To make festoons.
●
To
decorate
or
bedeck
abundantly.
●
In Dentistry:
To
apply
texturing
to (a
denture
) to
simulate
human tissue.
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Origin
festoon
English
feston
French
festone
Italian
-one
Italian
-onem
Latin
festa
Italian
festa
Latin
festum
Latin
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