festoon vs mantle

mantle vs festoon

festoon and mantle both are nouns.

festoon and mantle both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
festoon	Yes	No	Yes	No
mantle	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, mantle is a hypernym of festoon; that is, mantle is a word with a broader meaning than festoon:

festoon: a curtain of fabric draped and bound at intervals to form graceful curves
mantle: hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)

Other hypernyms of festoon include curtain, drape, drapery, pall.

festoon (noun)	mantle (noun)
flower chains suspended in curves between points as a decoration	a sleeveless garment like a cloak but shorter
an embellishment consisting of a decorative representation of a string of flowers suspended between two points; used on pottery or in architectural work	hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
a curtain of fabric draped and bound at intervals to form graceful curves	shelf that projects from wall above fireplace
	(zoology) a protective layer of epidermis in mollusks or brachiopods that secretes a substance forming the shell
	the cloak as a symbol of authority
	the layer of the earth between the crust and the core
	anything that covers

festoon (verb)	mantle (verb)
decorate with strings of flowers	cover like a mantle
	spread over a surface, like a mantle

Difference between festoon and mantle

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