Definition of embellishment

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Embellishment (n.) The act of adorning, or the state of being adorned; adornment..

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Garnishment :: Garnishment (n.) Ornament; embellishment; decoration.
Garnish :: Garnish (n.) Something set round or upon a dish as an embellishment. See Garnish, v. t., 2..
Cadence :: Cadence (n.) A cadenza, or closing embellishment; a pause before the end of a strain, which the performer may fill with a flight of fancy..
Variation :: Variation (n.) Repetition of a theme or melody with fanciful embellishments or modifications, in time, tune, or harmony, or sometimes change of key; the presentation of a musical thought in new and varied aspects, yet so that the essential features of the original shall still preserve their identity..
Fixing :: Fixing (n.) Arrangements; embellishments; trimmings; accompaniments.
Emblaze :: Emblaze (v. t.) To adorn with glittering embellishments.
Decoration :: Decoration (n.) That which adorns, enriches, or beautifies; something added by way of embellishment; ornament..
Turn :: Turn (n.) An embellishment or grace (marked thus, /), commonly consisting of the principal note, or that on which the turn is made, with the note above, and the semitone below, the note above being sounded first, the principal note next, and the semitone below last, the three being performed quickly, as a triplet preceding the marked note. The turn may be inverted so as to begin with the lower note, in which case the sign is either placed on end thus /, or drawn thus /..
Fancy :: Fancy (n.) The faculty by which the mind forms an image or a representation of anything perceived before; the power of combining and modifying such objects into new pictures or images; the power of readily and happily creating and recalling such objects for the purpose of amusement, wit, or embellishment; imagination..
Exornation :: Exornation (n.) Ornament; decoration; embellishment.
Plain :: Plain (superl.) Void of extraneous beauty or ornament; without conspicious embellishment; not rich; simple.
Embellishment :: Embellishment (n.) That which adds beauty or elegance; ornament; decoration; as, pictorial embellishments..
Garnish :: Garnish (n.) Something added for embellishment; decoration; ornament; also, dress; garments, especially such as are showy or decorated..
Melisma :: Melisma (n.) A grace or embellishment.
Embellishment :: Embellishment (n.) The act of adorning, or the state of being adorned; adornment..
Figure :: Figure (n.) A form of melody or accompaniment kept up through a strain or passage; a musical or motive; a florid embellishment.
Mordente :: Mordente (n.) An embellishment resembling a trill.
Enrichment :: Enrichment (n.) The act of making rich, or that which enriches; increase of value by improvements, embellishment, etc.; decoration; embellishment..
Disembellish :: Disembellish (v. t.) To deprive of embellishment; to disadorn.
Ornament :: Ornament (n.) That which embellishes or adorns; that which adds grace or beauty; embellishment; decoration; adornment.
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