Definition of embellishment Embellishment
/ɛmbɛˈlɪʃmʌnt/ - [embelishmunt] - em•bel•lish•ment
We found 9 definitions of embellishment from 5 different sources.
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What does embellishment mean?
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NounPlural: embellishments |
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| embellishment - a superfluous ornament | ||
| ornament, decoration, ornamentation the act of decorating something (in the hope of making it more attractive) | ||
| boule, boulle, buhl an inlaid furniture decoration; tortoiseshell and yellow and white metal form scrolls in cabinetwork | ||
| cuspidation a decoration using cusps | ||
| festoon flower chains suspended in curves between points as a decoration | ||
| filagree, filigree, fillagree delicate and intricate ornamentation (usually in gold or silver or other fine twisted wire) | ||
| vermiculation a decoration consisting of wormlike carvings | ||
| embellishment - elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail; "the mystery has been heightened by many embellishments in subsequent retellings" | ||
| embroidery | ||
| enlargement, expansion, elaboration a photographic print that has been enlarged | ||
| embellishment - the act of adding extraneous decorations to something | ||
| ornamentation | ||
| decoration the act of decorating something (in the hope of making it more attractive) | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- embellishment (n.)
The act of adorning, or the state of being adorned; adornment. - embellishment (n.)
That which adds beauty or elegance; ornament; decoration; as, pictorial embellishments.
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embellishment
Something that embellishes. -
embellishment
The process of making or becoming more beautiful.
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🔤- embellishment, noun, singular of embellishments.
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