Dictionary Check: embellishment
"embellishment" is a valid word!
Scrabble
22
points
Words with Friends
27
points
Definition
noun
elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail
Example:
"the mystery has been heightened by many embellishments in subsequent retellings"
noun
a superfluous ornament
noun
the act of adding extraneous decorations to something
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