Embellishment

noun
ɛm'bɛlɪʃmənt

Noun

  • elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail

    the mystery has been heightened by many embellishments in subsequent retellings

    Similar:Embroidery
    Type of:EnlargementExpansionElaboration
  • the act of adding extraneous decorations to something

    Similar:Ornamentation
    Type of:Decoration
  • a superfluous ornament

    Type of:DecorationOrnamentationOrnament

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