embellishmentn.[Cf. F. embellissement.]1. The act of adorning, or the state of being adorned; adornment.()In the selection of their ground, as well as in the embellishment of it. (Prescott.)2. That which adds beauty or elegance; ornament; decoration; as, pictorial embellishments.()The graces and embellishments of the exterior man. (I. Taylor.)