embellishment

noun

1 the embellishments in medieval manuscripts:

decoration, ornamentation, adornment;

beautification, enhancement, trimming, trim, garnishing, gilding, frill, enrichment;

varnishing, embroidery;

decorating, embellishing, bedecking, festooning, emblazoning.

2 stripped of her embellishments, the core of hard facts was disappointingly small:

elaboration, addition, exaggeration;

digression, deviation.