Embellishment - Definition
embellishment
n 1: elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative
(sometimes fictitious) detail; "the mystery has been
heightened by many embellishments in subsequent retellings"
[syn: embellishment, embroidery]
2: a superfluous ornament
3: the act of adding extraneous decorations to something [syn:
ornamentation, embellishment]
