"festoon" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /fɛsˈtuːn/ [UK, US] Audio: en-us-festoon.ogg [US], en-au-festoon.ogg [Australia] Forms: festoons [plural]
Rhymes: -uːn Etymology: From French feston. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|feston}} French feston Head templates: {{en-noun}} festoon (plural festoons)
  1. An ornament such as a garland or chain which hangs loosely from two tacked spots. Translations (ornament which hangs loosely from two tacked spots): festoen (Afrikaans), гирлянда (girljanda) [feminine] (Bulgarian), girlanda [feminine] (Czech), guirlande [common-gender] (Danish), festoen [neuter] (Dutch), koristeköynnös (Finnish), feston [masculine] (French), guirlande (French), festón [masculine] (Galician), Feston [neuter] (German), Girlande [feminine] (German), blómsveigur [masculine] (Icelandic), ghirlanda (Italian), guirlanda [feminine] (Portuguese), feston [neuter] (Romanian), гирля́нда (girljánda) [feminine] (Russian), guirnalda (Spanish), girlang [common-gender] (Swedish), festong [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-festoon-en-noun-lFGJ4-27 Disambiguation of 'ornament which hangs loosely from two tacked spots': 42 16 5 11 3 6 7 5 4
  2. (architecture) A bas-relief, painting, or structural motif resembling such an ornament. Categories (topical): Architectural elements Translations (architecture: bas-relief, painting, or structural motif resembling a festoon): фестон (feston) (Bulgarian), feston [common-gender] (Danish), festoen [neuter] (Dutch), lofwerk [neuter] (Dutch), feston [masculine] (French), guirlande [feminine] (French), Feston [neuter] (German), festone (Italian), feston [masculine] (Polish), festão [masculine] (Portuguese), фестон (feston) [masculine] (Russian), festón (Spanish), festong [common-gender] (Swedish), girlang [common-gender] (Swedish), peston (Tagalog), фесто́н (festón) (Ukrainian), гірля́нда (hirljánda) (alt: орнамент) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-festoon-en-noun-jDreLySN Topics: architecture Disambiguation of 'architecture: bas-relief, painting, or structural motif resembling a festoon': 3 61 5 5 3 6 7 5 5
  3. A raised cable with light globes attached. Categories (lifeform): Animal body parts, Swallowtails Translations (cable with light globes attached): lyskæde [common-gender] (Danish), valoköynnös (Finnish), guirlande lumineuse [feminine] (French), Lichterkette [feminine] (German), guirnalda luminosa [feminine] (Spanish), ljusslinga [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-festoon-en-noun-anNeJf~5 Disambiguation of Animal body parts: 6 6 11 12 6 9 10 11 14 2 1 3 9 Disambiguation of Swallowtails: 4 5 14 15 7 10 13 14 4 4 3 5 3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 6 19 13 6 13 16 7 3 4 1 5 2 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 4 6 13 15 6 14 13 11 5 3 1 4 3 Disambiguation of 'cable with light globes attached': 3 3 52 8 4 14 9 4 3
  4. (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. Categories (topical): Astronomy Categories (lifeform): Animal body parts, Swallowtails Translations (astronomy: cloud formation on Jupiter): silta (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-festoon-en-noun-YsOnTiIx Disambiguation of Animal body parts: 6 6 11 12 6 9 10 11 14 2 1 3 9 Disambiguation of Swallowtails: 4 5 14 15 7 10 13 14 4 4 3 5 3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 6 19 13 6 13 16 7 3 4 1 5 2 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 4 6 13 15 6 14 13 11 5 3 1 4 3 Topics: astronomy, natural-sciences Disambiguation of 'astronomy: cloud formation on Jupiter': 2 2 6 67 3 7 6 4 2
  5. (acarology) Any of a series of wrinkles on the backs of some ticks.
    Sense id: en-festoon-en-noun-NjknuCUw Topics: acarology, biology, natural-sciences, zoology
  6. (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. Categories (topical): Technology Categories (lifeform): Swallowtails
    Sense id: en-festoon-en-noun-KeetPz2t Disambiguation of Swallowtails: 4 5 14 15 7 10 13 14 4 4 3 5 3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 6 19 13 6 13 16 7 3 4 1 5 2 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 4 6 13 15 6 14 13 11 5 3 1 4 3 Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences, technology
  7. (manufacturing) Two sets of rollers used to create a buffer of material on web handling equipment. Categories (topical): Manufacturing Categories (lifeform): Swallowtails
    Sense id: en-festoon-en-noun-veR--L32 Disambiguation of Swallowtails: 4 5 14 15 7 10 13 14 4 4 3 5 3 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 6 19 13 6 13 16 7 3 4 1 5 2 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 4 6 13 15 6 14 13 11 5 3 1 4 3 Topics: business, manufacturing
  8. Any of various papilionid butterflies of the genus Zerynthia. Categories (lifeform): Animal body parts, Swallowtails
    Sense id: en-festoon-en-noun-sYMG9hl5 Disambiguation of Animal body parts: 6 6 11 12 6 9 10 11 14 2 1 3 9 Disambiguation of Swallowtails: 4 5 14 15 7 10 13 14 4 4 3 5 3 Categories (other): English entries with topic categories using raw markup Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 4 6 13 15 6 14 13 11 5 3 1 4 3
  9. (dentistry) Texturing applied to a denture to simulate human tissue. Categories (topical): Dentistry Categories (lifeform): Animal body parts
    Sense id: en-festoon-en-noun-pSrblOon Disambiguation of Animal body parts: 6 6 11 12 6 9 10 11 14 2 1 3 9 Topics: dentistry, medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: festoon pine, festoony

Verb

IPA: /fɛsˈtuːn/ [UK, US] Audio: en-us-festoon.ogg [US], en-au-festoon.ogg [Australia] Forms: festoons [present, singular, third-person], festooning [participle, present], festooned [participle, past], festooned [past]
Rhymes: -uːn Etymology: From French feston. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|feston}} French feston Head templates: {{en-verb}} festoon (third-person singular simple present festoons, present participle festooning, simple past and past participle festooned)
  1. To decorate with ornaments, such as garlands or chains, which hang loosely from two tacked spots. Translations (to hang ornaments which hang loosely from two tacked spots): ověšet [perfective] (Czech), ozdobit [perfective] (Czech), koristaa köynnöksin (Finnish), enguirlander (French), inghirlandare (Italian), tākeke (Maori), festona (Romanian), украша́ть гирляндами (ukrašátʹ girljandami) (Russian), украша́ть фестонами (ukrašátʹ festonami) (Russian), enguirnaldar (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-festoon-en-verb-cnngqS5h Disambiguation of 'to hang ornaments which hang loosely from two tacked spots': 84 4 9 3
  2. To make festoons. Translations (to make festoons): festonar (Spanish), festonear (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-festoon-en-verb-~zaleOY8 Disambiguation of 'to make festoons': 1 97 1 1
  3. To decorate or bedeck abundantly.
    Sense id: en-festoon-en-verb-eDZDbnEN
  4. (dentistry, transitive) To apply texturing to (a denture) to simulate human tissue. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Dentistry
    Sense id: en-festoon-en-verb-qCFNTf7Y Topics: dentistry, medicine, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (to decorate): ozdobit [perfective] (Czech), vyzdobit [perfective] (Czech)
Disambiguation of 'to decorate': 45 0 55 0

Inflected forms

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      "sense": "ornament which hangs loosely from two tacked spots",
      "word": "festoen"
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      "tags": [
        "feminine"
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      "sense": "ornament which hangs loosely from two tacked spots",
      "word": "koristeköynnös"
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      "word": "festón"
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      "sense": "ornament which hangs loosely from two tacked spots",
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      "word": "feston"
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      "sense": "ornament which hangs loosely from two tacked spots",
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      "word": "гирля́нда"
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      "sense": "ornament which hangs loosely from two tacked spots",
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      "sense": "ornament which hangs loosely from two tacked spots",
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      "sense": "ornament which hangs loosely from two tacked spots",
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      "word": "фестон"
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      "sense": "astronomy: cloud formation on Jupiter",
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          "text": "Some teachers festoon every spare inch of wall with vocabulary choices or maths techniques to use, which look great at first, but to some children might appear quite daunting. You'll probably see unfamiliar acronyms such as Walt (We Are Learning To). Be sure to ask what they stand for and how they are used in practice.",
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          "text": "The room into which Lieutenant Said led Cora was obviously the debriefing room of a lab complex. Schematics models, handwritten papers, and extra haptic terminals festooned the walls, and the circular table had a built-in holo projector.",
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          "ref": "2022 November 30, Paul Bigland, “Destination Oban: a Sunday in Scotland”, in RAIL, number 971, page 77",
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      "sense": "to hang ornaments which hang loosely from two tacked spots",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "ověšet"
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      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to hang ornaments which hang loosely from two tacked spots",
      "tags": [
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      "word": "ozdobit"
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      "sense": "to hang ornaments which hang loosely from two tacked spots",
      "word": "koristaa köynnöksin"
    },
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      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to hang ornaments which hang loosely from two tacked spots",
      "word": "enguirlander"
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      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to hang ornaments which hang loosely from two tacked spots",
      "word": "inghirlandare"
    },
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      "sense": "to hang ornaments which hang loosely from two tacked spots",
      "word": "tākeke"
    },
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      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to hang ornaments which hang loosely from two tacked spots",
      "word": "festona"
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      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ukrašátʹ girljandami",
      "sense": "to hang ornaments which hang loosely from two tacked spots",
      "word": "украша́ть гирляндами"
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      "code": "ru",
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      "roman": "ukrašátʹ festonami",
      "sense": "to hang ornaments which hang loosely from two tacked spots",
      "word": "украша́ть фестонами"
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      "code": "es",
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