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ornament vs festoon

festoon vs ornament

ornament and festoon both are nouns.

ornament and festoon both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
ornament Yes No Yes No
festoon Yes No Yes No
As verbs, festoon is a hyponym of ornament; that is, festoon is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than ornament:
  • ornament: make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.
  • festoon: decorate with strings of flowers
ornament (noun) festoon (noun)
something used to beautify flower chains suspended in curves between points as a decoration
an embellishment consisting of a decorative representation of a string of flowers suspended between two points; used on pottery or in architectural work
a curtain of fabric draped and bound at intervals to form graceful curves
ornament (verb) festoon (verb)
make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc. decorate with strings of flowers
be an ornament to
Difference between ornament and festoon

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