festoon vs horseshoe

festoon

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

  • 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 raised cable with light globes attached. 

  • Any of various papilionid butterflies of the genus Zerynthia. 

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. 

horseshoe

noun
  • The symbol ⊃. 

  • The U-shaped shoe of a horse, now typically made of metal; by extension, a representation of this used to play the game horseshoes, hung as a luck charm, etc. 

  • The U shape of a horseshoe. 

  • An open-faced sandwich originating from Springfield, Illinois, consisting of thick-sliced toasted bread, often Texas toast, a hamburger patty, French fries, and a cheese sauce. 

  • A well-developed set of triceps brachii muscles. 

verb
  • To apply horseshoes to (a horse). 

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