1811 Reflection had given calmness to her judgment, and sobered her own opinion of Willoughbys deserts; she wished, therefore, to declare only the simple truth, and lay open such facts as were really due to his character, without any embellishment of tenderness to lead the fancy astray. Jane Austen, Sense and Sensibility, Section 3, [ Chapter 1.]
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Embellishment — Em*bel lish*ment, n. [Cf. F. embellissement.] 1. The act of adorning, or the state of being adorned; adornment. [1913 Webster] In the selection of their ground, as well as in the embellishment of it. Prescott. [1913 Webster] 2. That which adds… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
embellishment — index bombast, exaggeration, expletive, motif Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
embellishment — англ. [имбэ/лишмэнт] embellissement фр. [анбэлисма/н] украшение, мелизм … Словарь иностранных музыкальных терминов
embellishment — 1590s, from EMBELLISH (Cf. embellish) + MENT (Cf. ment) … Etymology dictionary
embellishment — [n] beautification; decorating adornment, coloring, decoration, doodad*, elaboration, embroidering, embroidery, enhancement, enrichment, exaggeration, fandangle*, floridity, flowery speech, frill, froufrou*, fuss*, garnish, gilding, gingerbread* … New thesaurus
embellishment — [em bel′ishmənt, im bel′ishmənt] n. 1. an embellishing or being embellished; ornamentation 2. something that embellishes, as an ornament, a fictitious touch added to a factual account, a musical phrase, etc … English World dictionary
Embellishment — See also Ornament (music). In sewing and crafts an embellishment is anything that adds design interest to the piece.Common examples of embellishment in sewing and crafts* appliqué * embroidery, done either by machine or by hand * piping made from … Wikipedia
embellishment — [[t]ɪmbe̱lɪʃmənt[/t]] embellishments N VAR An embellishment is a decoration added to something to make it seem more attractive or interesting. ...Renaissance embellishments... Florence is full of public buildings with little bits of decoration… … English dictionary
embellishment — UK [ɪmˈbelɪʃmənt] / US noun [countable/uncountable] Word forms embellishment : singular embellishment plural embellishments 1) a detail added to a story to make it more interesting, especially one that is not completely true, or the process of… … English dictionary
embellishment — embellish ► VERB 1) make more attractive; decorate. 2) add extra details to (a story or account) for interest. DERIVATIVES embellisher noun embellishment noun. ORIGIN Old French embellir, from bel handsome … English terms dictionary
