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[ em-bel-ish-muhnt ] / ɛmˈbɛl ɪʃ mənt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR embellishment ON THESAURUS.COM
nounan ornament or decoration. a fictitious addition, as to a factual statement. Music. - ornament (def. 8).
- auxiliary tone.
the act of embellishing. state of being embellished. Origin of embellishmentFirst recorded in 1615–25; embellish + -ment OTHER WORDS FROM embellishmentnon·em·bel·lish·ment, nouno·ver·em·bel·lish·ment, nounWords nearby embellishmentembed, embedded microchips, embedding, embelin, embellish, embellishment, ember, Ember day, Ember days, ember goose, emberizine Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for embellishmentThe following looks—everything from eveningwear to denim jeans—dripped and dazzled with embellishment. Marc Jacobs Leaves Louis Vuitton After 16 Years|Alice Cavanagh|October 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST Sets start at $1,500 and top out at about $6,000, depending on the level of embellishment. Lingerie for the 1 Percent|CNBC|August 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST With the embellishment stripped bare, the diaries present a nastier, more easily irritated side of the man. Orwell’s Lies: His Diaries Reveal Problems with the Truth|Jimmy So|August 19, 2012|DAILY BEAST Lush embroidery and embellishment covered the neckline of filmy tulle gowns. Prada and Gucci Show Off Strong, Smart Sensuality at Milan Fall 2012 Fashion Shows|Robin Givhan|February 24, 2012|DAILY BEAST
She was an immigrant asylum seeker, and embellishment of asylum applications is extremely common. The Martyrdom of DSK|Christopher Dickey|July 5, 2011|DAILY BEAST These, then, are the modern contributions for the embellishment of art! Piano and Song|Friedrich Wieck The attractions of the place are of no common order: all that art and luxury could suggest have been lent to its embellishment. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, Vol. 17, Issue 493, June 11, 1831|Various Nearly everything in the nature of ornamentation or embellishment was destroyed. The Cathedral Church of Peterborough|W.D. Sweeting In his histories proper the special motive for embellishment disappears, but the habit of inaccuracy remains. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 1|Various But, perhaps, the place then was not so shorn of all embellishment as now. Homes and Haunts of the Most Eminent British Poets, Vol. I (of 2)|William Howitt
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