different between wreath vs festoon

English

Etymology

See writhe.

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Pronunciation

• enPR: r?th, IPA^(key): /?i??/
• Rhymes: -i??

Noun

wreath (plural wreaths)

1. Something twisted, intertwined, or curled.
2. An ornamental circular band made, for example, of plaited flowers and leaves, and used as decoration; a garland or chaplet, especially one given to a victor.
3. (heraldry) An appendage to the shield, placed above it, and supporting the crest; an orle, a torse. It generally represents a twist of two cords of silk, one tinctured like the principal metal, the other like the principal color in the coat of arms.

   Synonyms: orle, torse

4. A defect in glass.

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Verb

wreath (third-person singular simple present wreaths, present participle wreathing, simple past and past participle wreathed)

1. To place an entwined circle of flowers upon or around something.
   • 1958, The Greek Anthology, p. 349:

     Old Nico wreathed the tomb of maiden Melitê.

2. (transitive) To wrap around something in a circle.

   At the funeral, a circle of comrades wreathed the grave of the honored deceased.

3. (intransitive) To curl, writhe or spiral in the form of a wreath.
   • 1816, Lord Byron, “Stanzas for Music,” 4,^[1]

     Though wit may flash from fluent lips, and mirth distract the breast,

     Through midnight hours that yield no more their former hope of rest;

     ’Tis but as ivy-leaves around the ruined turret wreath

     All green and wildly fresh without, but worn and grey beneath.

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See also

• wreathe

Anagrams

• rethaw, thawer, wahter, what're, wrathe

English

Etymology

From French feston.

Pronunciation

• (UK, US) IPA^(key): /f?s?tu?n/
• Rhymes: -u?n

Noun

festoon (plural festoons)

1. An ornament such as a garland or chain which hangs loosely from two tacked spots.
2. (architecture) A bas-relief, painting, or structural motif resembling such an ornament.
3. A raised cable with light globes attached.
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.
5. (acarology) Any of a series of wrinkles on the backs of some ticks.
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.
7. (manufacturing) Two sets of rollers used to create a buffer of material on web handling equipment.
8. Any of various papilionid butterflies of the genus Zerynthia.
9. (dentistry) Texturing applied to a denture to simulate human tissue.

Translations

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.
2. To make festoons.
3. To decorate or bedeck abundantly.
   • 2005, Judith Martin, Miss Manners' Guide to Excruciatingly Correct Behavior, Norton, p. 804:

     A mysterious woman who shows up at a funeral more droopily festooned in black than the widow is making what is known as a fashion statement.

   • 2014 September 23, "Choosing a primary school: a teacher's guide for parents", The Guardian:

     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.
4. (dentistry, transitive) To apply texturing to (a denture) to simulate human tissue.

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Further reading

• festoon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

• eftsoon