| Embellish | v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Embellished p. pr. & vb. n. Embellishing. ] [ OE. embelisen, embelisshen, F. embellir; pref. em- (L. in) + bel, beau, beautiful. See Beauty. ] To make beautiful or elegant by ornaments; to decorate; to adorn; as, to embellish a book with pictures, a garden with shrubs and flowers, a narrative with striking anecdotes, or style with metaphors. Syn. -- To adorn; beautify; deck; bedeck; decorate; garnish; enrich; ornament; illustrate. See Adorn. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Embellishment | 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 ] |
