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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"
    Synonyms :embroidery 
    See Also: elaboration  aggrandise 
 
2)a superfluous ornament
    Synonyms :
    See Also: decoration  boule  cuspidation  festoon  filagree  vermiculation  flourish 
 
3)the act of adding extraneous decorations to something
    Synonyms :ornamentation 
    See Also: decoration  adorn 
 



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