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embellishment

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noun

an ornament or decoration.

a fictitious addition, as to a factual statement.

Music.

ornament (def. 8).

auxiliary tone.

the act of embellishing.

state of being embellished.

Origin:
1615–25; embellish + -ment

Related forms

non·em·bel·lish·ment, noun

o·ver·em·bel·lish·ment, noun

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Example Sentences

It is a pity, and not a credit, that the charter should have made no provision whatever for municipal embellishment.

Such descriptions as they left of their work are as shorn of embellishment as the granite stonework.

Great ingredients should stand on their own without a lot of embellishment.

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It is a pity, and not a credit, that the charter should have made no provision whatever for municipal embellishment.

Such descriptions as they left of their work are as shorn of embellishment as the granite stonework.

Great ingredients should stand on their own without a lot of embellishment.

It can be any shape, from long and lean to short and flared, provided there is no embellishment from top to toes.

Despite the occasional steel guitar or mandolin, the songs stayed clear of country embellishment.

The tunes are set with specific melodies with room only for slight embellishment.

Arctic char is rich and delicious, best when slightly undercooked, and does not need a great deal of embellishment.

It is an embellishment to sauce, an accompaniment to anything farinaceous.

Some of the one-piece cat suits with flower prints are worn without other embellishment.

The story is heroic on its face and needs no embellishment.

These body-conscious clothes with effervescent embellishment may not be for every woman.

Embellishment melds symbols from religion and nature with everyday activities.

The essence of the show was embellishment pushed to its limits.

Different textures, weaves, colors and embellishment were worked into these beautifully made clothes.

The design has continuity from the sleek nose to the truncated tail and avoids unnecessary embellishment.

All family legends are probably at risk of embellishment and black holes.

He tasted the blackberries and decided that they, too, deserved the chocolate embellishment.

Although the bells' lack of embellishment suggests a practical purpose, the bells also seem to hold a sentimental value.

The detail and craftsmanship of the embellishment made these clothes instant museum pieces.

Subtle needlecraft creating modern embellishment included raised seams on tailored coats and crochet hems on long felt dresses.

Dresses with hand-decorated embellishment such as tiny semiprecious stones made the collection special.

But what she meant was not the splattering of embellishment or plays on python skin that designers have tried elsewhere.

It wasn't meant to be told without a lot of embellishment which would stretch this report from here to there.

Thomas's soaring lyricism needs no added vocal embellishment.

Cameos of print as appliqués of flowered pattern made pretty embellishment on simple clothes.

His is a lean, aggressive style that avoids flowery embellishment.

To do so, each piece had a relatively simple shape so that the embellishment could stand out.

Hence all the colored snakeskin, animal print suede and hardware embellishment that have moved from purse to feet.

The fine statement made by the picture doesn't need so much lush embellishment.

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World English Dictionary

embellish (ɪmˈbɛlɪʃ)

—vb
1.	to improve or beautify by adding detail or ornament; adorn
2.	to make (a story) more interesting by adding detail
3.	See ornament to provide (a melody, part, etc) with ornaments

[C14: from Old French embelir, from bel beautiful, from Latin bellus]

em'bellisher

—n

em'bellishment

—n

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Word Origin & History

embellishment

1620s, from embellish + -ment.

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