festoon vs heliotrope

festoon

noun
  • Any of various papilionid butterflies of the genus Zerynthia. 

  • Texturing applied to a denture to simulate human tissue. 

  • Any of a series of wrinkles on the backs of some ticks. 

  • 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. 

  • 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. 

  • An ornament such as a garland or chain which hangs loosely from two tacked spots. 

  • Two sets of rollers used to create a buffer of material on web handling equipment. 

  • A bas-relief, painting, or structural motif resembling such an ornament. 

  • A raised cable with light globes attached. 

verb
  • To decorate with ornaments, such as garlands or chains, which hang loosely from two tacked spots. 

  • To decorate or bedeck abundantly. 

  • To apply texturing to (a denture) to simulate human tissue. 

  • To make festoons. 

heliotrope

noun
  • Particularly, a purple-flowered plant of the species Heliotropium arborescens. 

  • A light purple or violet colour. 

  • A bloodstone (a variety of quartz). 

  • An instrument, employed in triangulation, that uses a mirror to reflect sunlight toward another, very distant, surveyor. 

  • The fragrance of heliotrope flowers. 

  • A plant that turns so that it faces the sun. 

adj
  • Light purple or violet. 

  • Keeping one’s face turned toward the sun. 

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