embellishment

[ em-bel-ish-muh nt ]

/ ɛmˈbɛl ɪʃ mənt /

an ornament or decoration.

a fictitious addition, as to a factual statement.

Music.

the act of embellishing.

state of being embellished.

Origin of embellishment

First recorded in 1615–25; embellish + -ment

non·em·bel·lish·ment, noun o·ver·em·bel·lish·ment, noun

The following looks—everything from eveningwear to denim jeans—dripped and dazzled with embellishment.

Marc Jacobs Leaves Louis Vuitton After 16 Years |Alice Cavanagh |October 2, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Sets start at $1,500 and top out at about $6,000, depending on the level of embellishment.

Lingerie for the 1 Percent |CNBC |August 6, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
With the embellishment stripped bare, the diaries present a nastier, more easily irritated side of the man.

Orwell’s Lies: His Diaries Reveal Problems with the Truth |Jimmy So |August 19, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
Lush embroidery and embellishment covered the neckline of filmy tulle gowns.

Prada and Gucci Show Off Strong, Smart Sensuality at Milan Fall 2012 Fashion Shows |Robin Givhan |February 24, 2012 |DAILY BEAST

She was an immigrant asylum seeker, and embellishment of asylum applications is extremely common.

The Martyrdom of DSK |Christopher Dickey |July 5, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
These, then, are the modern contributions for the embellishment of art!

Piano and Song |Friedrich Wieck
The attractions of the place are of no common order: all that art and luxury could suggest have been lent to its embellishment.

The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction, Vol. 17, Issue 493, June 11, 1831 |Various
Nearly everything in the nature of ornamentation or embellishment was destroyed.

The Cathedral Church of Peterborough |W.D. Sweeting
In his histories proper the special motive for embellishment disappears, but the habit of inaccuracy remains.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 1 |Various
But, perhaps, the place then was not so shorn of all embellishment as now.

Homes and Haunts of the Most Eminent British Poets, Vol. I (of 2) |William Howitt