| Embellish | v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Embellished p. pr. & vb. n. Embellishing. ] [ OE. embelisen, embelisshen, F. embellir; pref. em- (L. in) + bel, beau, beautiful. See Beauty. ] To make beautiful or elegant by ornaments; to decorate; to adorn; as, to embellish a book with pictures, a garden with shrubs and flowers, a narrative with striking anecdotes, or style with metaphors. Syn. -- To adorn; beautify; deck; bedeck; decorate; garnish; enrich; ornament; illustrate. See Adorn. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Embellisher | n. One who embellishes. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| Embellishment | n. [ Cf. F. embellissement. ] 1. The act of adorning, or the state of being adorned; adornment. [ 1913 Webster ] In the selection of their ground, as well as in the embellishment of it. Prescott. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. That which adds beauty or elegance; ornament; decoration; as, pictorial embellishments. [ 1913 Webster ] The graces and embellishments of the exterior man. I. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ] |
| 妻(P);夫;具 | [つま, tsuma] (n) (1) (妻, 夫 only) (usu. 妻) wife; (2) (妻, 夫 only) (arch) dear (formerly used by romantically linked men and women to refer to one another); (3) (uk) garnish (esp. one served with sashimi); (4) (uk) embellishment; (P) #991 [Add to Longdo] |
| 修飾 | [しゅうしょく, shuushoku] (n, vs) (1) ornamentation; embellishment; decoration; adornment; polish up (writing); (2) { ling } modification; qualification #17,351 [Add to Longdo] |
| 小節 | [しょうせつ, shousetsu] (n) (1) undulating melodic ornamentation or embellishment, esp. in folk and popular songs; (2) unit of timber measurement #19,194 [Add to Longdo] |
| 奇談;綺談 | [きだん, kidan] (n) romantic story; colorful story; colourful story; highly embellished story [Add to Longdo] |
| 飾り石 | [かざりいし, kazariishi] (n) semi-precious stone; ornate stone; embellished stone [Add to Longdo] |
| 尾ひれをつける;尾鰭を付ける;尾ひれを付ける | [おひれをつける, ohirewotsukeru] (exp, v1) to exaggerate; to embellish (a story, rumor, etc.) [Add to Longdo] |
| 尾鰭;尾ひれ | [おひれ, ohire] (n) (1) tail and fins; (2) embellishment (of a story, rumor, etc.); exaggeration [Add to Longdo] |
| 粉飾 | [ふんしょく, funshoku] (n, vs) makeup; toilet; embellishment; (P) [Add to Longdo] |
| 文飾 | [ぶんしょく, bunshoku] (n, vs) literary embellishments [Add to Longdo] |
