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Verb
/emˈbeliSH/,
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embellished, past participle; embellishes, 3rd person singular present; embellishing, present participle; embellished, past tense;
  1. Make (something) more attractive by the addition of decorative details or features
    • - blue silk embellished with golden embroidery
  2. Make (a statement or story) more interesting or entertaining by adding extra details, esp. ones that are not true
    • - she had real difficulty telling the truth because she liked to embellish things
  1. embroider: add details to
  2. deck: be beautiful to look at; "Flowers adorned the tables everywhere"
  3. decorate: make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day"
  4. fancify: make more beautiful
  5. (embellishment) elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail; "the mystery has been heightened by many embellishments in subsequent retellings"
  6. (embellishment) a superfluous ornament
  7. In sewing and crafts an embellishment is anything that adds design interest to the piece.
  8. To make more beautiful and attractive; to decorate; To make something sound or look better or more acceptable than it is in reality, to distort
  9. (embellishment) An unnecessarily added touch, an ornamental addition, a flourish
  10. (Embellished) A print is embellished when the artist adds to the finished print using an art medium such as pastel, pen, acrylic, etc. As each print is individually done, no two will be alike. The artist may just add a few strokes, or actually change the look of the original piece. ...
  11. (embellishment) the addition of extra notes to an already established melody line; in the days of Handel, and again in the flourishing of 19th century Italian bel canto, the process of embellishing a vocal line whenever it is repeated was the standard practice. ...
  12. (Embellishment) Letters, figures, mechanical devices or lighting that is attached to the face of an outdoor unit to create a special effect.
  13. (Embellishment) ornaments added to music to make it more interesting.
  14. (Embellishment) Scrapbooking extras that can enhance a page, stickers, borders, etc.
  15. (EMBELLISHMENT) any decorative treatment done to the handle or body of a basket. Nonessential to the construction of the basket. Embellishments may include beads, dried flowers, feathers, leather, etc.
  16. (Embellishment (billboards)) Panel or object on a billboard projecting beyond the edge of the rectangular advertising area, added for creative purposes and not serving as structural support or reinforcement for the billboard.
  17. (Embellishment) A gracenote or combination of gracenotes that accent the following melody note. Since the bagpipe cannot vary the loudness of notes, embellishments are used to emphasize aspects of the melody instead.
  18. (Embellishment) Also called a grace; a vocal or instrumental ornament not essential to the melody or harmony of a composition.
  19. (Embellishment) An item which is used to decorate a paper craft project, anything from gems, stickers and brads to pre-designed toppers and more.
  20. (Embellishment) Color substance, stone or dome used to enhance or protect the design of an imprint.
  21. (Embellishment) Decorative stitches or items that are added to a quilt, including buttons, beads, charms, or embroidery or other thread.
  22. (Embellishment) Have the student rewrite and/or reread the sentence but adding additional words or substituting words in the current sentence.  Example:  The big furry cat and brown dog are running around the tree.
  23. (Embellishment) Rhinestones, Mylar, feathers, glitter (large), embedded objects, etc.
  24. (Embellishment) Term used to describe personalized engraving or additional ornamentation added to a knife after it is manufactured.
  25. (Embellishment) The modification of music, usually but not always through the addition of notes, to make it more meaningful, or to demonstrate the abilities of the interpreter.