embellishment

nouns

elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail
"the mystery has been heightened by many embellishments in subsequent retellings"
embellishment, embroidery
is derived from
embellish
a superfluous ornament
embellishment
is a type of (narrower)
something used to beautify
decoration, ornament, ornamentation
the act of adding extraneous decorations to something
embellishment, ornamentation
is derived from
embellish