Definition of embellishment in English:

embellishment

nounɛmˈbɛlɪʃm(ə)ntɪmˈbɛlɪʃm(ə)ntəmˈbɛlɪʃmənt

1A decorative detail or feature added to something to make it more attractive.
装饰，修饰；装饰品
architectural embellishments
建筑装饰。
Example sentencesExamples
- Many post & board fence designs feature decorative variations and embellishments that enhance their functional use while accenting their surroundings.
- Stage pillars are elaborately painted to resemble marble columns and, like other painted decorative embellishments, are in accordance with the sketchy historical evidence.
- While these were practical necessities, in the hands of English craftsmen they were often transformed into decorative embellishments.
- His warm and inviting tenor instinctively seems to attract the inflections and embellishments that grace his unforgettable melodies and his distinctive voice is among the most recognised and beloved in popular music.
- In the eighteenth century carvers and stucco artists of architectural embellishments were given a run for their money by molded composition ornament.
- Prints further enhanced with surface embellishments created a vibrant and sensual appeal, thereby accentuating the ensemble.
- Depending on the model, there are more than 40 changes made to the interior looks, including chrome embellishments on some wood trims, upgraded seat upholstery and new look switches.
- In addition to indigenous fabrics and blends, intricate details like embroidery, embellishments and handpainting add distinctive touches to individual pieces.
- There are several techniques for creating beautiful moldings and architectural embellishments for very little money.
- Elegant embellishments such as freeform beading, tiered tassels, piping insertions filled with fine rattail cord and pockets tailored with contrast welts are among his trademarks.
- All contain decoration, embellishments, fringing, or cut-out design-work of the paper.
- The king's letter makes no reference to architectural embellishments; the beautification was entirely spiritual.
- Architectural embellishments, such as sills and lintels, however, were carved from sandstone.
- Sure enough, she finds #55, a brown brick building, square and squat with no architectural embellishments other than a gold stenciled name on the thick glass doors.
- Letters were stuck to headstones instructing mourners to remove ornaments and embellishments because they made the cemetery untidy.
- If you have access to an embroidery machine, add an additional embellishment by embroidering a motif over the decorative or straight smocking stitches.
- Decorative embellishments consist of two cobalt blue swags extending from a central round cobalt blue floral motif to the left and right handles.
- The white walls of her room seemed to emanate a kind of purity, even as they stood placidly, stripped of all their ornaments and embellishments.
- There is no particular theme and entrants can add any embellishments, decorative stitching and additional fabrics to reflect their individual personality.
- Photo Memories Accent Books feature accessories and embellishments for scrapbook pages and customized greeting cards.
Synonyms
decoration, ornamentation, adornment
beautification, enhancement, trimming, trim, garnishing, gilding, frill, enrichment
varnishing, embroidery
decorating, embellishing, bedecking, festooning, emblazoning
1. 1.1 A detail, especially one that is untrue, added to a statement or story to make it more interesting.
  （为使陈述或故事更加有趣而添加的）虚构的细节
  stripped of her embellishments, the core of hard fact was disappointingly small
  Example sentencesExamples
  Anderson has been ambitious in trying to combine the four gospels with background information, embellishments, and personal interpretation to try and reach readers over a wide age group.
  To give additional force to the story, the Government media machine provided further false embellishments via background briefings on the existence of a gun.
  The horror of their story needs no embellishment.
  An extraordinary story is told, then retold with embellishments and remodeled with favorable points emphasized while unfavorable ones are dropped.
  It was always a great laugh listening to all the young single men on a Monday morning bragging about their weekend exploits with the usual embellishment on one or two stories!
  And now there are stories floating around about other embellishments and fibs that pad his past, like a Daytime Emmy he might have never received.
  His non-disclosures and embellishments in the letter negatively impact upon his credibility.
  The alleged recantation/conversion are embellishments that others have either read into the story or made up for themselves.
  The old woman servant in the house, and her conversation with the heroine, constitute one of these artistic embellishments that turn a good story into an even better one.
  However, others will find that the historically grounded embellishments enliven the story of Richard Etheridge and the Pea Island lifesavers, a story that has been long overdue in its telling.
  These misled readers, but most of his embellishments didn't fundamentally alter the import of the stories he was covering.
  The first such question was asked by UFO researcher Philip J. Klass in 1967, who was checking an embellishment of the MacDougall story as told in a UFO book.
  Jefferson famously excised all miracles from his copy of the King James Bible; as a rationalist and a deist, he considered such stories to be needless embellishments.
  Cell is only a story, and its fanciful embellishments make it a rather good one.
  If you have a chance to see the movie, you'll hear the main character's father tell the story, with the sort of embellishments that have nourished all the Alexander legends through the centuries.
  Their story is told, with some embellishments but very effectively, in the German movie The Harmonists, which just opened in New York.
  He took off like a shot behind her hoping to tell the story before Dorothy could add her awful embellishments.
  Every time the story was told, a little more was added, a few embellishments created, until finally the story was unrecognizable as what really happened, but I liked it better that way, and so did everyone else.
  The changes and embellishments to Poe's story don't really add up to enough to fill the running time.
  One uproarious jape later, they had a story that, with a little embellishment, would keep them in drink for months, and possibly even form the basis of their next novel.
  Synonyms
  elaboration, addition, exaggeration
  digression, deviation
2. 1.2mass noun The action of adding decorative details.
  润色，添枝加叶
  the embellishment of church interiors through the use of the visual arts
  Example sentencesExamples
  Programmes of building and sculptural embellishment of major churches, for example at Exeter, Lichfield and Winchester cathedrals, were halted by the outbreak of plague.
  Surprisingly, since this almost obsessive devotion to art making and home embellishment typically falls within the realm of the self-trained artist, Mary Nohl did study art.
  My pizza cutters seek to demolish the sterile conformity of mass produced objects and represent the stylistic and flamboyant embellishment of groups who live on the fringe of popular culture.
  Municipal pride, manifested by artistic embellishment without utilitarian purpose, shone out from them.
  Scrapbooking takes the elements of design, photography, typography, and embellishment and puts it into the realm of personal expression.
  Now I'm looking forward to a whole new world of metal embellishment for my art.
  Therefore, to church members the Book of Mormon is not fiction, not pseudepigrapha, not literary embellishment, not a parable or an allegory, but a book about real people who lived in ancient times.
  His has become a name to reckon with in the construction and embellishment of houses, apartments, institutions and industrial establishments.
  Author Guy Hubbard explores several pieces of art as he shares with us the rich history of embellishment in art.
  Ribot's performances are sensitive yet nimble, never drawing attention with embellishment, but allowing the songs to shine.
  Apart from the logical connection between a growing economy and building output, Goad's essay makes stylistic links between the two periods in terms of exuberance and attitudes towards embellishment and decoration.
  To some extent we may include here the rebuilding or embellishment of parish churches in this period, although this phenomenon was a mixture of genuine piety, civic pride, and pride in personal achievements.
  Simón's masterpiece, the Capilla del Condestable at the east end of the cathedral, is characterized by his affection for sculptural embellishment.
  This local competition has been linked, in part, to the battle for prestige between the guilds that were responsible for the maintenance, construction, and embellishment of the two churches.

Definition of embellishment in US English:

embellishment

nounəmˈbɛlɪʃməntəmˈbeliSHmənt

1A decorative detail or feature added to something to make it more attractive.
装饰，修饰；装饰品
architectural embellishments
建筑装饰。
Example sentencesExamples
- There are several techniques for creating beautiful moldings and architectural embellishments for very little money.
- Stage pillars are elaborately painted to resemble marble columns and, like other painted decorative embellishments, are in accordance with the sketchy historical evidence.
- The white walls of her room seemed to emanate a kind of purity, even as they stood placidly, stripped of all their ornaments and embellishments.
- Prints further enhanced with surface embellishments created a vibrant and sensual appeal, thereby accentuating the ensemble.
- Letters were stuck to headstones instructing mourners to remove ornaments and embellishments because they made the cemetery untidy.
- All contain decoration, embellishments, fringing, or cut-out design-work of the paper.
- Decorative embellishments consist of two cobalt blue swags extending from a central round cobalt blue floral motif to the left and right handles.
- Elegant embellishments such as freeform beading, tiered tassels, piping insertions filled with fine rattail cord and pockets tailored with contrast welts are among his trademarks.
- If you have access to an embroidery machine, add an additional embellishment by embroidering a motif over the decorative or straight smocking stitches.
- There is no particular theme and entrants can add any embellishments, decorative stitching and additional fabrics to reflect their individual personality.
- Sure enough, she finds #55, a brown brick building, square and squat with no architectural embellishments other than a gold stenciled name on the thick glass doors.
- His warm and inviting tenor instinctively seems to attract the inflections and embellishments that grace his unforgettable melodies and his distinctive voice is among the most recognised and beloved in popular music.
- Many post & board fence designs feature decorative variations and embellishments that enhance their functional use while accenting their surroundings.
- In the eighteenth century carvers and stucco artists of architectural embellishments were given a run for their money by molded composition ornament.
- In addition to indigenous fabrics and blends, intricate details like embroidery, embellishments and handpainting add distinctive touches to individual pieces.
- While these were practical necessities, in the hands of English craftsmen they were often transformed into decorative embellishments.
- Photo Memories Accent Books feature accessories and embellishments for scrapbook pages and customized greeting cards.
- Depending on the model, there are more than 40 changes made to the interior looks, including chrome embellishments on some wood trims, upgraded seat upholstery and new look switches.
- Architectural embellishments, such as sills and lintels, however, were carved from sandstone.
- The king's letter makes no reference to architectural embellishments; the beautification was entirely spiritual.
Synonyms
decoration, ornamentation, adornment
1. 1.1 A detail, especially one that is not true, added to a statement or story to make it more interesting or entertaining.
  （为使陈述或故事更加有趣而添加的）虚构的细节
  Example sentencesExamples
  An extraordinary story is told, then retold with embellishments and remodeled with favorable points emphasized while unfavorable ones are dropped.
  Jefferson famously excised all miracles from his copy of the King James Bible; as a rationalist and a deist, he considered such stories to be needless embellishments.
  Every time the story was told, a little more was added, a few embellishments created, until finally the story was unrecognizable as what really happened, but I liked it better that way, and so did everyone else.
  Anderson has been ambitious in trying to combine the four gospels with background information, embellishments, and personal interpretation to try and reach readers over a wide age group.
  Cell is only a story, and its fanciful embellishments make it a rather good one.
  The alleged recantation/conversion are embellishments that others have either read into the story or made up for themselves.
  One uproarious jape later, they had a story that, with a little embellishment, would keep them in drink for months, and possibly even form the basis of their next novel.
  He took off like a shot behind her hoping to tell the story before Dorothy could add her awful embellishments.
  Their story is told, with some embellishments but very effectively, in the German movie The Harmonists, which just opened in New York.
  The old woman servant in the house, and her conversation with the heroine, constitute one of these artistic embellishments that turn a good story into an even better one.
  If you have a chance to see the movie, you'll hear the main character's father tell the story, with the sort of embellishments that have nourished all the Alexander legends through the centuries.
  The first such question was asked by UFO researcher Philip J. Klass in 1967, who was checking an embellishment of the MacDougall story as told in a UFO book.
  And now there are stories floating around about other embellishments and fibs that pad his past, like a Daytime Emmy he might have never received.
  The horror of their story needs no embellishment.
  His non-disclosures and embellishments in the letter negatively impact upon his credibility.
  The changes and embellishments to Poe's story don't really add up to enough to fill the running time.
  These misled readers, but most of his embellishments didn't fundamentally alter the import of the stories he was covering.
  However, others will find that the historically grounded embellishments enliven the story of Richard Etheridge and the Pea Island lifesavers, a story that has been long overdue in its telling.
  It was always a great laugh listening to all the young single men on a Monday morning bragging about their weekend exploits with the usual embellishment on one or two stories!
  To give additional force to the story, the Government media machine provided further false embellishments via background briefings on the existence of a gun.
  Synonyms
  elaboration, addition, exaggeration
2. 1.2 The action of adding details or features.
  润色，添枝加叶
  Example sentencesExamples
  Surprisingly, since this almost obsessive devotion to art making and home embellishment typically falls within the realm of the self-trained artist, Mary Nohl did study art.
  Municipal pride, manifested by artistic embellishment without utilitarian purpose, shone out from them.
  Simón's masterpiece, the Capilla del Condestable at the east end of the cathedral, is characterized by his affection for sculptural embellishment.
  This local competition has been linked, in part, to the battle for prestige between the guilds that were responsible for the maintenance, construction, and embellishment of the two churches.
  Apart from the logical connection between a growing economy and building output, Goad's essay makes stylistic links between the two periods in terms of exuberance and attitudes towards embellishment and decoration.
  Therefore, to church members the Book of Mormon is not fiction, not pseudepigrapha, not literary embellishment, not a parable or an allegory, but a book about real people who lived in ancient times.
  Author Guy Hubbard explores several pieces of art as he shares with us the rich history of embellishment in art.
  Ribot's performances are sensitive yet nimble, never drawing attention with embellishment, but allowing the songs to shine.
  To some extent we may include here the rebuilding or embellishment of parish churches in this period, although this phenomenon was a mixture of genuine piety, civic pride, and pride in personal achievements.
  Scrapbooking takes the elements of design, photography, typography, and embellishment and puts it into the realm of personal expression.
  Programmes of building and sculptural embellishment of major churches, for example at Exeter, Lichfield and Winchester cathedrals, were halted by the outbreak of plague.
  My pizza cutters seek to demolish the sterile conformity of mass produced objects and represent the stylistic and flamboyant embellishment of groups who live on the fringe of popular culture.
  His has become a name to reckon with in the construction and embellishment of houses, apartments, institutions and industrial establishments.
  Now I'm looking forward to a whole new world of metal embellishment for my art.

单词	embellishment
释义	Definition of embellishment in English: embellishment nounɛmˈbɛlɪʃm(ə)ntɪmˈbɛlɪʃm(ə)ntəmˈbɛlɪʃmənt 1A decorative detail or feature added to something to make it more attractive. 装饰，修饰；装饰品 architectural embellishments 建筑装饰。 Example sentencesExamples Many post & board fence designs feature decorative variations and embellishments that enhance their functional use while accenting their surroundings. Stage pillars are elaborately painted to resemble marble columns and, like other painted decorative embellishments, are in accordance with the sketchy historical evidence. While these were practical necessities, in the hands of English craftsmen they were often transformed into decorative embellishments. His warm and inviting tenor instinctively seems to attract the inflections and embellishments that grace his unforgettable melodies and his distinctive voice is among the most recognised and beloved in popular music. In the eighteenth century carvers and stucco artists of architectural embellishments were given a run for their money by molded composition ornament. Prints further enhanced with surface embellishments created a vibrant and sensual appeal, thereby accentuating the ensemble. Depending on the model, there are more than 40 changes made to the interior looks, including chrome embellishments on some wood trims, upgraded seat upholstery and new look switches. In addition to indigenous fabrics and blends, intricate details like embroidery, embellishments and handpainting add distinctive touches to individual pieces. There are several techniques for creating beautiful moldings and architectural embellishments for very little money. Elegant embellishments such as freeform beading, tiered tassels, piping insertions filled with fine rattail cord and pockets tailored with contrast welts are among his trademarks. All contain decoration, embellishments, fringing, or cut-out design-work of the paper. The king's letter makes no reference to architectural embellishments; the beautification was entirely spiritual. Architectural embellishments, such as sills and lintels, however, were carved from sandstone. Sure enough, she finds #55, a brown brick building, square and squat with no architectural embellishments other than a gold stenciled name on the thick glass doors. Letters were stuck to headstones instructing mourners to remove ornaments and embellishments because they made the cemetery untidy. If you have access to an embroidery machine, add an additional embellishment by embroidering a motif over the decorative or straight smocking stitches. Decorative embellishments consist of two cobalt blue swags extending from a central round cobalt blue floral motif to the left and right handles. The white walls of her room seemed to emanate a kind of purity, even as they stood placidly, stripped of all their ornaments and embellishments. There is no particular theme and entrants can add any embellishments, decorative stitching and additional fabrics to reflect their individual personality. Photo Memories Accent Books feature accessories and embellishments for scrapbook pages and customized greeting cards. Synonyms decoration, ornamentation, adornment beautification, enhancement, trimming, trim, garnishing, gilding, frill, enrichment varnishing, embroidery decorating, embellishing, bedecking, festooning, emblazoning 1.1 A detail, especially one that is untrue, added to a statement or story to make it more interesting. （为使陈述或故事更加有趣而添加的）虚构的细节 stripped of her embellishments, the core of hard fact was disappointingly small Example sentencesExamples Anderson has been ambitious in trying to combine the four gospels with background information, embellishments, and personal interpretation to try and reach readers over a wide age group. To give additional force to the story, the Government media machine provided further false embellishments via background briefings on the existence of a gun. The horror of their story needs no embellishment. An extraordinary story is told, then retold with embellishments and remodeled with favorable points emphasized while unfavorable ones are dropped. It was always a great laugh listening to all the young single men on a Monday morning bragging about their weekend exploits with the usual embellishment on one or two stories! And now there are stories floating around about other embellishments and fibs that pad his past, like a Daytime Emmy he might have never received. His non-disclosures and embellishments in the letter negatively impact upon his credibility. The alleged recantation/conversion are embellishments that others have either read into the story or made up for themselves. The old woman servant in the house, and her conversation with the heroine, constitute one of these artistic embellishments that turn a good story into an even better one. However, others will find that the historically grounded embellishments enliven the story of Richard Etheridge and the Pea Island lifesavers, a story that has been long overdue in its telling. These misled readers, but most of his embellishments didn't fundamentally alter the import of the stories he was covering. The first such question was asked by UFO researcher Philip J. Klass in 1967, who was checking an embellishment of the MacDougall story as told in a UFO book. Jefferson famously excised all miracles from his copy of the King James Bible; as a rationalist and a deist, he considered such stories to be needless embellishments. Cell is only a story, and its fanciful embellishments make it a rather good one. If you have a chance to see the movie, you'll hear the main character's father tell the story, with the sort of embellishments that have nourished all the Alexander legends through the centuries. Their story is told, with some embellishments but very effectively, in the German movie The Harmonists, which just opened in New York. He took off like a shot behind her hoping to tell the story before Dorothy could add her awful embellishments. Every time the story was told, a little more was added, a few embellishments created, until finally the story was unrecognizable as what really happened, but I liked it better that way, and so did everyone else. The changes and embellishments to Poe's story don't really add up to enough to fill the running time. One uproarious jape later, they had a story that, with a little embellishment, would keep them in drink for months, and possibly even form the basis of their next novel. Synonyms elaboration, addition, exaggeration digression, deviation 1.2mass noun The action of adding decorative details. 润色，添枝加叶 the embellishment of church interiors through the use of the visual arts Example sentencesExamples Programmes of building and sculptural embellishment of major churches, for example at Exeter, Lichfield and Winchester cathedrals, were halted by the outbreak of plague. Surprisingly, since this almost obsessive devotion to art making and home embellishment typically falls within the realm of the self-trained artist, Mary Nohl did study art. My pizza cutters seek to demolish the sterile conformity of mass produced objects and represent the stylistic and flamboyant embellishment of groups who live on the fringe of popular culture. Municipal pride, manifested by artistic embellishment without utilitarian purpose, shone out from them. Scrapbooking takes the elements of design, photography, typography, and embellishment and puts it into the realm of personal expression. Now I'm looking forward to a whole new world of metal embellishment for my art. Therefore, to church members the Book of Mormon is not fiction, not pseudepigrapha, not literary embellishment, not a parable or an allegory, but a book about real people who lived in ancient times. His has become a name to reckon with in the construction and embellishment of houses, apartments, institutions and industrial establishments. Author Guy Hubbard explores several pieces of art as he shares with us the rich history of embellishment in art. Ribot's performances are sensitive yet nimble, never drawing attention with embellishment, but allowing the songs to shine. Apart from the logical connection between a growing economy and building output, Goad's essay makes stylistic links between the two periods in terms of exuberance and attitudes towards embellishment and decoration. To some extent we may include here the rebuilding or embellishment of parish churches in this period, although this phenomenon was a mixture of genuine piety, civic pride, and pride in personal achievements. Simón's masterpiece, the Capilla del Condestable at the east end of the cathedral, is characterized by his affection for sculptural embellishment. This local competition has been linked, in part, to the battle for prestige between the guilds that were responsible for the maintenance, construction, and embellishment of the two churches. Definition of embellishment in US English: embellishment nounəmˈbɛlɪʃməntəmˈbeliSHmənt 1A decorative detail or feature added to something to make it more attractive. 装饰，修饰；装饰品 architectural embellishments 建筑装饰。 Example sentencesExamples There are several techniques for creating beautiful moldings and architectural embellishments for very little money. Stage pillars are elaborately painted to resemble marble columns and, like other painted decorative embellishments, are in accordance with the sketchy historical evidence. The white walls of her room seemed to emanate a kind of purity, even as they stood placidly, stripped of all their ornaments and embellishments. Prints further enhanced with surface embellishments created a vibrant and sensual appeal, thereby accentuating the ensemble. Letters were stuck to headstones instructing mourners to remove ornaments and embellishments because they made the cemetery untidy. All contain decoration, embellishments, fringing, or cut-out design-work of the paper. Decorative embellishments consist of two cobalt blue swags extending from a central round cobalt blue floral motif to the left and right handles. Elegant embellishments such as freeform beading, tiered tassels, piping insertions filled with fine rattail cord and pockets tailored with contrast welts are among his trademarks. If you have access to an embroidery machine, add an additional embellishment by embroidering a motif over the decorative or straight smocking stitches. There is no particular theme and entrants can add any embellishments, decorative stitching and additional fabrics to reflect their individual personality. Sure enough, she finds #55, a brown brick building, square and squat with no architectural embellishments other than a gold stenciled name on the thick glass doors. His warm and inviting tenor instinctively seems to attract the inflections and embellishments that grace his unforgettable melodies and his distinctive voice is among the most recognised and beloved in popular music. Many post & board fence designs feature decorative variations and embellishments that enhance their functional use while accenting their surroundings. In the eighteenth century carvers and stucco artists of architectural embellishments were given a run for their money by molded composition ornament. In addition to indigenous fabrics and blends, intricate details like embroidery, embellishments and handpainting add distinctive touches to individual pieces. While these were practical necessities, in the hands of English craftsmen they were often transformed into decorative embellishments. Photo Memories Accent Books feature accessories and embellishments for scrapbook pages and customized greeting cards. Depending on the model, there are more than 40 changes made to the interior looks, including chrome embellishments on some wood trims, upgraded seat upholstery and new look switches. Architectural embellishments, such as sills and lintels, however, were carved from sandstone. The king's letter makes no reference to architectural embellishments; the beautification was entirely spiritual. Synonyms decoration, ornamentation, adornment 1.1 A detail, especially one that is not true, added to a statement or story to make it more interesting or entertaining. （为使陈述或故事更加有趣而添加的）虚构的细节 Example sentencesExamples An extraordinary story is told, then retold with embellishments and remodeled with favorable points emphasized while unfavorable ones are dropped. Jefferson famously excised all miracles from his copy of the King James Bible; as a rationalist and a deist, he considered such stories to be needless embellishments. Every time the story was told, a little more was added, a few embellishments created, until finally the story was unrecognizable as what really happened, but I liked it better that way, and so did everyone else. Anderson has been ambitious in trying to combine the four gospels with background information, embellishments, and personal interpretation to try and reach readers over a wide age group. Cell is only a story, and its fanciful embellishments make it a rather good one. The alleged recantation/conversion are embellishments that others have either read into the story or made up for themselves. One uproarious jape later, they had a story that, with a little embellishment, would keep them in drink for months, and possibly even form the basis of their next novel. He took off like a shot behind her hoping to tell the story before Dorothy could add her awful embellishments. Their story is told, with some embellishments but very effectively, in the German movie The Harmonists, which just opened in New York. The old woman servant in the house, and her conversation with the heroine, constitute one of these artistic embellishments that turn a good story into an even better one. If you have a chance to see the movie, you'll hear the main character's father tell the story, with the sort of embellishments that have nourished all the Alexander legends through the centuries. The first such question was asked by UFO researcher Philip J. Klass in 1967, who was checking an embellishment of the MacDougall story as told in a UFO book. And now there are stories floating around about other embellishments and fibs that pad his past, like a Daytime Emmy he might have never received. The horror of their story needs no embellishment. His non-disclosures and embellishments in the letter negatively impact upon his credibility. The changes and embellishments to Poe's story don't really add up to enough to fill the running time. These misled readers, but most of his embellishments didn't fundamentally alter the import of the stories he was covering. However, others will find that the historically grounded embellishments enliven the story of Richard Etheridge and the Pea Island lifesavers, a story that has been long overdue in its telling. It was always a great laugh listening to all the young single men on a Monday morning bragging about their weekend exploits with the usual embellishment on one or two stories! To give additional force to the story, the Government media machine provided further false embellishments via background briefings on the existence of a gun. Synonyms elaboration, addition, exaggeration 1.2 The action of adding details or features. 润色，添枝加叶 Example sentencesExamples Surprisingly, since this almost obsessive devotion to art making and home embellishment typically falls within the realm of the self-trained artist, Mary Nohl did study art. Municipal pride, manifested by artistic embellishment without utilitarian purpose, shone out from them. Simón's masterpiece, the Capilla del Condestable at the east end of the cathedral, is characterized by his affection for sculptural embellishment. This local competition has been linked, in part, to the battle for prestige between the guilds that were responsible for the maintenance, construction, and embellishment of the two churches. Apart from the logical connection between a growing economy and building output, Goad's essay makes stylistic links between the two periods in terms of exuberance and attitudes towards embellishment and decoration. Therefore, to church members the Book of Mormon is not fiction, not pseudepigrapha, not literary embellishment, not a parable or an allegory, but a book about real people who lived in ancient times. Author Guy Hubbard explores several pieces of art as he shares with us the rich history of embellishment in art. Ribot's performances are sensitive yet nimble, never drawing attention with embellishment, but allowing the songs to shine. To some extent we may include here the rebuilding or embellishment of parish churches in this period, although this phenomenon was a mixture of genuine piety, civic pride, and pride in personal achievements. Scrapbooking takes the elements of design, photography, typography, and embellishment and puts it into the realm of personal expression. Programmes of building and sculptural embellishment of major churches, for example at Exeter, Lichfield and Winchester cathedrals, were halted by the outbreak of plague. My pizza cutters seek to demolish the sterile conformity of mass produced objects and represent the stylistic and flamboyant embellishment of groups who live on the fringe of popular culture. His has become a name to reckon with in the construction and embellishment of houses, apartments, institutions and industrial establishments. Now I'm looking forward to a whole new world of metal embellishment for my art.
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