'Embellishment' definitions:

Definition of 'embellishment'

(from WordNet)
noun
Elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail; "the mystery has been heightened by many embellishments in subsequent retellings" [syn: embellishment, embroidery]
noun
A superfluous ornament
noun
The act of adding extraneous decorations to something [syn: ornamentation, embellishment]

Definition of 'Embellishment'

From: GCIDE
  • 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 beauty or elegance; ornament; decoration; as, pictorial embellishments. [1913 Webster]
  • The graces and embellishments of the exterior man. --I. Taylor. [1913 Webster]