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beautification|ˌbjuːtɪfɪˈkeɪʃən| [f. beautify; see -fication, and cf. amplify, -fication, etc.] The action of beautifying; embellishment, adornment.
a1640Jackson Creed xi. xvi. Wks. X. 313 Unuseful beautifications. 1798Mavor Brit. Tourist V. 35 The church is antique, but its venerable beauties have been spoiled by offensive and injudicious beautifications. 1881G. Macdonald M. Marston II. xiii. 213 To minister to the comfort or beautification of her cousin. |