definition of
embellishment

[1] #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] #2 embellishment n. a superfluous ornament. wn

[3] #3 embellishment n. [ornamentation] the act of adding extraneous decorations to something. wn