Em*bel"lish*ment (?), n. [Cf. F.
embellissement.] 1. The act of adorning,
or the state of being adorned; adornment.
In the selection of their ground, as well as in the
embellishment of it.
Prescott.
2. That which adds beauty or elegance;
ornament; decoration; as, pictorial embellishments.
The graces and embellishments of the exterior
man.
I. Taylor.