An ornament such as a garland or chain which hangs loosely from two tacked spots. / (architecture) A bas-relief, painting, or structural motif resembling such an ornament.

To decorate with ornaments, such as garlands or chains, which hang loosely from two tacked spots. / To make festoons. / To decorate or bedeck abundantly.

Pertaining to a feast or feast day; festive. (Now only as the noun used attributively.)

(biblical) A feast or feast day. / An event or series of special events centred on the celebration or promotion of some theme or aspect of the community, often held at regular intervals.

A collection of articles, essays, etc., published together as a memorial or tribute to an academic or some other respected person.

(countable) A straw, wire, stick, etc., used chiefly to point out letters to children when learning to read.

To use a fescue, or teach with a fescue.

(in combination) A gathering for a specified reason or occasion. / (in combination) An event in which the act denoted by the previous noun occurs.

(pathology, obsolete) A fistula. / (pathology) A sore or an ulcer of the skin. / The condition of something that festers; a festering; a festerment.

(intransitive) To become septic; to become rotten. / (intransitive) To worsen, especially due to lack of attention. / (transitive) To cause to fester or rankle.