Definition of Embellishment

Em`bel´lish`ment
n.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.


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