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    [Noun]  | "em*bel*lish*ment" | \ im-ˈbe-lish-mənt \


    1: the act or process of embellishing

    2: something serving to embellish

    3: ornament


    Origin: 1591 ;

    [Noun]  | "embellishments" 


    1: something that decorates or beautifies;


      * e.g., " ... a colorful mobile is just the embellishment that the soon-to-be nursery needs "





    2: the representation of something in terms that go beyond the facts;


      * e.g., " ... the actor's penchant for embellishment suggests that his memoirs would be more appropriately shelved in the fiction section "



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    [Noun]  | "embellishment" 


    1: something that decorates or beautifies;


      * e.g., " ... a colorful mobile is just the embellishment that the soon-to-be nursery needs "





    2: the representation of something in terms that go beyond the facts;


      * e.g., " ... the actor's penchant for embellishment suggests that his memoirs would be more appropriately shelved in the fiction section "



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     [ "embellisher" ]

    1: Someone who tends to exaggerate their accomplishments to impress others. There may be a kernel of truth in their claims -- making it difficult to call 'bullshit' on them, not to mention the social risk involved in doing so -- but their exaggeration extends far beyond what might be considered remotely truthful. More often than not, a dorky male with no real accomplishments to their name.

      * e.g.,  ... Jill: I've taken up learning the violin as a hobby. 

     [ "Embellished" ]

    1: A assortment of decoration used to make an often ordinary object become more appealing.

      * e.g.,  ... The golden hued croissant was embellished beyond its original beautiful and delicious state. 

     [ "Embellish" ]

    1: butter on toast or jelly or somethin

      * e.g.,  ... hey d'angelo wat did u have for breakfest this morning "well i had orange juice and some to toast wit alot of embellish on it" 

     [ "Follicular Embellishment" ]

    1: The act of drastically improving a persons hairstyle under the influence

      * e.g.,  ... Have you seen Basti lately?! Holy rusty cunt-bucket that dude must have undergone some serious follicular embellishment! 

     [ "Embellish" ]

    1: to destroy or put an end to someone in a social context, synonymous with smite. late Middle English: from Old French emboliss-, lengthened stem of embolir, from Latin embolere ‘destroy’ or ‘smite’.

      * e.g.,  ... I cannot believe you blew up my minecraft village with TNT, those villagers were my friend. You are hereby embellished. 

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