/em bel"ish meuhnt/ , n.
1. an ornament or decoration.
2. a fictitious addition, as to a factual statement.
3. Music.
a. ornament (def. 8).
b. See auxiliary tone .
4. the act of embellishing.
5. state of being embellished.
[ 1615-25; EMBELLISH + -MENT ]