Festoon vs Embellish - What's the difference?
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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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(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.
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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To make more beautiful and attractive; to decorate.
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To make something sound or look better or more acceptable than it is in reality, to distort.
As verbs the difference between festoon and embellish
is that festoon is to hang ornaments, such as garlands or chains, which hang loosely from two tacked spots while embellish is to make more beautiful and attractive; to decorate.As a noun festoon
is an ornament such as a garland or chain which hangs loosely from two tacked spots.festoon
English
(wikipedia festoon)Noun
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Verb
(en verb)- 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.
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.
embellish
English
Verb
(es)- The old book cover was embellished with golden letters
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- to embellish a story, the truth