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embellishment

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  1. 1. n. The act of adorning, or the state of being adorned; adornment. Source: opted
  2. 2. n. That which adds beauty or elegance; ornament; decoration; as, pictorial embellishments. Source: opted
  3. 3. n. elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail Source: wordnet
  4. 4. n. a superfluous ornament Source: wordnet
  5. 5. n. the act of adding extraneous decorations to something Source: wordnet
  6. 6. 1. The act of adorning, or the state of being adorned; adornment. In the selection of their ground, as well as in the embellishment of it. Prescott. 2. That which adds beauty or elegance; ornament; decoration; as, pictorial embellishments. The graces and embellishments of the exterior man. I. Taylor. Source: webster
  7. 7. n:100 n. elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail n. a superfluous ornament Source: ecdict

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