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