embellishment








noun

  1. an ornament or decoration.
  2. a fictitious addition, as to a factual statement.
  3. Music.
    1. ornament(def 8).
    2. auxiliary tone.
  4. the act of embellishing.
  5. state of being embellished.
n.

1590s, from embellish + -ment.

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