-shmənt noun
( -s )
1. : the act or process of embellishing : ornamentation
money provided for the embellishment of the new cathedral
2. : something serving to embellish
embellishment of a literary work
similes and metaphors as poetical embellishments — J.L.Lowes
the graces and embellishments of the exterior man — Issac Taylor
a style stripped of all hyperbole and embellishment — H.D.Aiken
3. : ornament 5