pall vs festoon

festoon vs pall

pall and festoon both are nouns.

pall and festoon both are verbs.

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

As nouns, festoon is a hyponym of pall; that is, festoon is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than pall:

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

Other hyponyms of pall include drop, drop cloth, drop curtain, frontal, portiere, shower curtain, theater curtain, theatre curtain, lace curtain, net curtain.

pall (noun)	festoon (noun)
hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)	flower chains suspended in curves between points as a decoration
burial garment in which a corpse is wrapped	an embellishment consisting of a decorative representation of a string of flowers suspended between two points; used on pottery or in architectural work
a sudden numbing dread	a curtain of fabric draped and bound at intervals to form graceful curves

pall (verb)	festoon (verb)
lose interest or become bored with something or somebody	decorate with strings of flowers
lose strength or effectiveness; become or appear boring, insipid, or tiresome (to)
become less interesting or attractive
lose sparkle or bouquet
cause to become flat
cause surfeit through excess though initially pleasing
cover with a pall
cause to lose courage; to be daunted; to be scared away

Difference between pall and festoon

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