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Festoon vs Bunting - What's the difference?

festoon | bunting |

As a noun festoon

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

As a verb festoon

is to hang ornaments, such as garlands or chains, which hang loosely from two tacked spots.

As a proper noun bunting is

a botanical plant name author abbreviation for botanist rh bunting (fl 1923).

festoon

Noun

(en noun)
  • An ornament such as a garland or chain which hangs loosely from two tacked spots.
  • (architecture) A bas-relief, painting, or structural motif resembling such an ornament.
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  • A raised cable with light globes attached.
  • (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.
  • (entomology) Any of a series of wrinkles on the backs of some ticks.
  • (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.
  • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To hang ornaments, such as garlands or chains, which hang loosely from two tacked spots.
  • To make festoons.
  • To decorate or bedeck abundantly.
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  • 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.
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  • bunting

    Etymology 1

    Possibly from dialect , hence the material used for that purpose.

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Strips of material used as festive decoration, especially in the colours of the national flag.
  • (nautical) A thin cloth of woven wool from which flags are made; it is light enough to spread in a gentle wind but resistant to fraying in a strong wind.
  • Flags considered as a group.
  • Etymology 2

    (Emberiza)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Any of various songbirds, mostly of the genus Emberiza , having short bills and brown or gray plumage.
  • Derived terms
    * * corn bunting * indigo bunting * painted bunting * reed bunting * snow bunting

    Etymology 3

    See bunt

    Verb

    (head)