embellishment

/ɛmbˈɛlɪʃmʌnt/

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Noun
elaboration of an interpretation by the use of decorative (sometimes fictitious) detail; "the mystery has been heightened by many embellishments in subsequent retellings"
Noun
a superfluous ornament
Noun
the act of adding extraneous decorations to something