noun (n)

• elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail(noun.communication)

  Example:
  The mystery has been heightened by many embellishments in subsequent retellings.
  

  Synonym:
  embroidery
  

  source: wordnet30
• a superfluous ornament(noun.artifact)

  source: wordnet30
• the act of adding extraneous decorations to something(noun.act)

  Synonym:
  ornamentation
  

  source: wordnet30
• The act of adorning, or the state of being adorned; adornment.(noun)

  source: webster1913