Elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail.

synoniem: embellishment.

Roget 847: ornament, ornamentation, ornamental art; ornature^†, ornateness; adornment, decoration, embellishment; architecture; jewelry etc. 847.1. [surface coatings for wood: list] garnish, polish, varnish, French polish, veneer, japanning, lacquer.    [surface coatings for metal] gilding, plating, ormolu, enamel, cloisonn_e.    [surface coatings for human skin] cosmetics (in general), makeup; [Makeup list], eye shadow, rouge, face powder, lipstick, blush.    [ornamental surface pattern: list] pattern, diaper, powdering, paneling, graining, pargeting^†; detail; repousse (convexity) 250; texture etc. 329; richness; tracery, molding, fillet, listel^†, strapwork^†, coquillage [Fr.], flourish, fleur-de-lis [Fr.], arabesque, fret, anthemion^†; egg and tongue, egg and dart; astragal^†, zigzag, acanthus, cartouche; pilaster etc. (projection) 250; bead, beading; champleve ware [Fr.], cloisonne ware; frost work, Moresque [Lat.], Morisco, tooling.    [ornamental cloth] embroidery; brocade, brocatelle^†, galloon, lace, fringe, trapping, border, edging, trimming; hanging, tapestry, arras; millinery, ermine; drap d'or [Fr.].    wreath, festoon, garland, chaplet, flower, nosegay, bouquet, posy, daisies pied and violets blue," tassel, [Love's Labor's Lost], knot; shoulder knot, apaulette^†, epaulet, aigulet^†, frog; star, rosette, bow; feather, plume, pompom^†, panache, aigrette.    finery, frippery, gewgaw, gimcrack, tinsel, spangle, clinquant^†, pinchbeck, paste; excess of ornament etc. (vulgarity) 851; gaud, pride.    [ornamentation of text] illustration, illumination, vignette.    fleuron^†; head piece [Fr.], tail piece [Fr.]; cul-de-lampe [Fr.]; flowers of rhetoric etc. 577; work of art.    ... meer laten zien

Roget 39: adjunct; addition, additament^†; additum [Lat.], affix, appelidage^†, annexe^†, annex; augment, augmentation; increment, reinforcement, supernumerary, accessory, item; garnish, sauce; accompaniment etc. 88; adjective, addendum; complement, supplement; continuation.    rider, offshoot, episode, side issue, corollary; piece [Fr.]; flap, lappet, skirt, embroidery, trappings, cortege; tail, suffix etc. (sequel) 65; wing.    ... meer laten zien

Roget 549: exaggeration; expansion etc. 194; hyperbole, stretch, strain, coloring; high coloring, caricature, caricatura^†; extravagance etc. (nonsense) 497; Baron Munchausen; men in buckram, yarn, fringe, embroidery, traveler's tale; fish story, gooseberry [Slang].    storm in a teacup; much ado about nothing etc. (overestimation) 482; puff, puffery etc. (boasting) 884; rant etc. (turgescence) 577^†.    figure of speech, facon de parler [Fr.]; stretch of fancy, stretch of the imagination; flight of fancy etc. (imagination) 515.    false coloring etc. (falsehood) 544; aggravation etc. 835.    ... meer laten zien

Pools: upiększenie

Decorative needlework.

synoniem: fancywork.

Nederlands: borduursel, borduurwerk
Pools: haft, wyszywanie