EMBELLISHMENTS

Noun

embellishments

plural of embellishment

Source: Wiktionary


EMBELLISHMENT

Em*bel"lish*ment, n. Etym: [Cf. F. embellissement.]

1. The act of adorning, or the state of being adorned; adornment. In the selection of their ground, as well as in the embellishment of it. Prescott.

2. That which adds beauty or elegance; ornament; decoration; as, pictorial embellishments. The graces and embellishments of the exterior man. I. Taylor.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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