Em*bel"lish*ment (?), n. [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.
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