Word Finder - embellishing

definition

To make more beautiful and attractive; to decorate.

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The old book cover was embellished with golden letters

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To make something sound or look better or more acceptable than it is in reality; to distort, to embroider.

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to embellish a story, the truth

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An embellishment.

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His many embellishings of the tale stretched the credulity of the listeners.

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Members of Coronado's expedition explored the Moqui country and reached the Grand Canyon, and after this a succession of remarkable and heroic explorations followed through the century; which however accomplished little forgeography,further confusing and embellishing rather than clearing up its mysteries.

The recognition of Germany as a leading factor in the world's counsels had been given, and the people of Berlin could indulge in the task of embellishing the capital in a manner befitting its position.

Chemnitz is in general well built, the enormous development of its industry and commerce having of late years led to the laying out of many fine streets and to the embellishing of the town with handsome buildings.

Chinese-Americans take advantage of this flower spread to purchase their holiday plants, fruits and flowers, embellishing their homes with traditional New Year decorations.

Steve Moore has told the tale cleanly, not embellishing it with the superfluous.

Web sites offering digital scrapbook freebies can also be a good resource for embellishing scrapbook Halloween projects, even if you're not a digital scrapbooker.

These punches are also a wonderful choice for embellishing photo album covers, scrapbook page layouts, and decorative gift bags.

Other options include framing your pages with paper die cuts or embellishing scrapbook photos with them.

To add dimension to printed scrapbook paper, try embellishing it with various scrapbooking and card making techniques.

You can give you stickers extra texture and an even more custom appearance by embellishing them.

Today's scrapbookers have a variety of choices for embellishing their layouts, ranging from chipboard tags and silk flowers to metal charms and plastic transparencies.

Consider embellishing your quote with paper crafting techniques like sanding and embossing.

I decorate it with a collection of ornaments which were passed down to me, and vary the look each year with different embellishing touches such as bows, garlands, or using a different tree topper.

Whether you are in a medieval or Renaissance outfit, animal costume or just embellishing your own clothes, you must include beads in some capacity.

At the same time, the two-tone embellishing, particularly using such an unusual choice as rose gold, is a contemporary and personalized twist.

With the sleek leather and long tassels embellishing its flap enclosure, this is roomy enough to hold all your essentials and then some.

The darker straw bag is contrasted with white leather handles and trim, and a delicate-looking, but sturdy, wire reinforced flower embellishing the front of the bag.

Now designers are embellishing shoes with these edgy details, too.

Today, cross stitching is still popular for embellishing clothing and household items.

His chief temple at Nippur was known as E-Kur, signifying "mountain house," and such was the sanctity acquired by this edifice that Babylonian and Assyrian rulers, down to the latest days, vied with one another in embellishing and restoring Bel's seat of worship, and the name itself became the designation of a temple in general.

She completed and decorated the temple of Deir el Bahri, embellishing its walls with scenes calculated to establish her claims, representing her divine origin and upbringing under the protection of Ammon, and her association on the throne by her human father.