Embellishment
[em-bel-ish-muh nt] /ɛmˈbɛl ɪʃ mənt/
noun
1.
an ornament or decoration.
2.
a fictitious addition, as to a factual statement.
3.
Music.
4.
the act of embellishing.
5.
state of being embellished.
n.
1590s, from embellish + -ment.
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