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Webster 1913 Edition
Embellishment
Em-bel′lish-ment
,Noun.
[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.
Webster 1828 Edition
Embellishment
EMBEL'LISHMENT
,Noun.
1.
Ornament; decoration; any thing that adds beauty or elegance; that which renders any thing pleasing to the eye, or agreeable to the taste, in dress, furniture, manners, or in the fine arts. Rich dresses are embellishments of the person. Virtue is an embellishment of the mind, and liberal arts, the embellishments of society.