festoon

IPA: fɛstˈun

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.
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.
(acarology) 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.
(manufacturing) Two sets of rollers used to create a buffer of material on web handling equipment.
Any of various papilionid butterflies of the genus Zerynthia.
(dentistry) Texturing applied to a denture to simulate human tissue.

To decorate with ornaments, such as garlands or chains, which hang loosely from two tacked spots.
To make festoons.
To decorate or bedeck abundantly.
(dentistry, transitive) To apply texturing to (a denture) to simulate human tissue.

Examples of "festoon" in Sentences

Festoons and medallions decorate the entablature above.
Above these figures is a valance of beads hanging in festoons.
As you know, I love to festoon my userpage with visual clutter.
The doors of the regal building were festooned with mistletoe and holly.
They are also for use when mounting the festoon holder alone to a surface.
The package of imbricated bags can be festooned in a carton or wound on a roll.
A small piece of glass usually cut into one of many shapes and drilled at one end so that it can be hung from the chandelier with a brass pin. A chain drop is drilled at both ends so that a series can be hung together to form a necklace or festoon.