festoon

Short definition from Wiktionary

Noun

1. 1
   An ornament such as a garland or chain which hangs loosely from two tacked spots.
2. 2
   A bas-relief, painting, or structural motif resembling such an ornament.
3. 3
   A raised cable with light globes attached.
4. 4
   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.
5. 5
   Any of a series of wrinkles on the backs of some ticks.
6. 6
   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.
7. 7
   Two sets of rollers used to create a buffer of material on web handling equipment.
8. 8
   Any of various papilionid butterflies of the genus Zerynthia.
9. 9
   Texturing applied to a denture to simulate human tissue.

Verb

1. 1
   To decorate as if with ornaments, such as garlands or chains, which hang loosely from two tacked spots.
2. 2
   To make festoons.
3. 3
   To decorate or bedeck abundantly.
4. 4
   To apply texturing to (a denture) to simulate human tissue.