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| accompaniment |
something added for purposes of embellishment or completeness. [1/2 definitions] |
| decoration |
something serving to decorate or beautify; embellishment; ornament. [1/3 definitions] |
| embroidery |
the embellishment of a tale or report, esp. with fictitious details. [1/2 definitions] |
| garniture |
a decorative embellishment; trimming. |
| illumination |
the act or art of ornamenting a letter, page, or the like with designs, color, pictures, or the like, or an example of such embellishment. [1/4 definitions] |
| lard |
to add to (something) for enrichment or embellishment. [1/4 definitions] |
| mordent |
in music, an embellishment of a note in which the principal tone is rapidly alternated with a whole or half tone below it. [2 definitions] |
| ornamentation |
ornaments collectively; embellishment. [1/2 definitions] |
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