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embellishment

DEFINITIONS OF: embellishment

1

n the act of adding extraneous decorations to something

Synonyms:
ornamentation
Type of:
decoration
the act of decorating something (in the hope of making it more attractive)

n a superfluous ornament

Types:
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boule, boulle, buhl
an inlaid furniture decoration; tortoiseshell and yellow and white metal form scrolls in cabinetwork
cuspidation
a decoration using cusps
festoon
an embellishment consisting of a decorative representation of a string of flowers suspended between two points; used on pottery or in architectural work
filagree, filigree, fillagree
delicate and intricate ornamentation (usually in gold or silver or other fine twisted wire)
vermiculation
a decoration consisting of wormlike carvings
flourish
an ornamental embellishment in writing
paraph
a flourish added after or under your signature (originally to protect against forgery)
Type of:
decoration, ornament, ornamentation
something used to beautify

n elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail

“the mystery has been heightened by many embellishments in subsequent retellings”
Synonyms:
embroidery
Type of:
elaboration, enlargement, expansion
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