embellishment
em·bel·lish·ment
noun
1.
elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail
- “the mystery has been heightened by many embellishments in subsequent retellings”
2.
3.
the act of adding extraneous decorations to something
Origin
From embellish + -ment.
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