| Main Entry: | embroidery |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | fancy stitching |
Synonyms: |
adornment, appliqué, arabesque, bargello, brocade, crewel, crochet, cross-stitch, decoration, lace, lacery, needlepoint, needlework, quilting, sampler, tapestry, tatting, tracery |
| Main Entry: | embellishment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | beautification; decorating |
Synonyms: |
adornment, coloring, decoration, doodad, elaboration, embroidering, embroidery, enhancement, enrichment, exaggeration, fandangle, floridity, flowery speech, frill, froufrou, fuss*, garnish, gilding, gingerbread, hyperbole, icing on the cake, jazz, ornament, ornamentation, ostentation, overstatement |
Antonyms: |
disfigurement, injury, simplification, spoliation |
| Main Entry: | exaggeration |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | overstatement, embellishment |
Synonyms: |
aggrandizement, amplification, baloney, boasting, caricature, coloring, crock, elaboration, embroidery, emphasis, enlargement, exaltation, excess, extravagance, fabrication, falsehood, fancy, fantasy, figure of speech, fish story, flight of fancy, hogwash, hyperbole, inflation, jazz, line*, magnification, misjudgment, misrepresentation, overemphasis, overestimation, pretension, pretentiousness, rant, romance, stretch, tall story, untruth, whopper, yarn |
Antonyms: |
minimization, reduction, understatement, unembellishment |
| Main Entry: | needlework |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | needlepoint |
Synonyms: |
crocheting, darning, embroidery, knitting, lace, quilting, sewing, stitchery, stitching, tatting |
| Main Entry: | ornament |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | decoration |
Synonyms: |
accessory, adornment, art, bauble, beautification, design, doodad, embellishment, embroidery, flower, frill, frou frou, garnish, gewgaw, gimcrack, gingerbread, honor, jewel, knickknack, pride, treasure, trimming, trinket |
| Main Entry: | facing |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | finish for dress goods |
Synonyms: |
applique, backing, binding, braid, embroidery, folds, hem, lining, overlay, piping, trim, tucks |
| Main Entry: | trimming |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | border |
Synonyms: |
braid, decoration, edging, embellishment, embroidery, extras, flounce, frill, fringe, garnish, lace, ornament, piping, rickrack, ruffle |
| Main Entry: | hyperbolism |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | exaggeration |
Synonyms: |
aggrandizement, amplification, baloney, boasting, caricature, coloring, crock, elaboration, embroidery, emphasis, enlargement, exaltation, excess, extravagance, fabrication, falsehood, fancy, fantasy, figure of speech, fish story, flight of fancy, hog |
| Main Entry: | tall talk |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | exaggeration |
Synonyms: |
aggrandizement, amplification, baloney, boasting, caricature, coloring, crock, elaboration, embroidery, emphasis, enlargement, exaltation, excess, extravagance, fabrication, falsehood, fancy, fantasy, figure of speech, fish story, flight of fancy, hogwash, hyperbole, hyperbolism, inflation, jazz, line*, magnification, misjudgment, misrepresentation, overemphasis, overestimation, overstatement, pretension, pretentiousness, rant, romance, stretch, tall story, untruth, whopper, yarn |
| Main Entry: | embellishment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
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Adjectives: |
auriphryglate, beautified, becoming, bedight, begilt, behounc'd, chased, decorative, dressed to advantage, festooned, fine as a Mayday queen, fine as a carrot fresh scraped, fine as fivepence, flashy, floriated, flowery, garish, gaudy, gay, gilt, glittering, goffered, gorgeous, in Sunday best, in best bib and tucker, in full dress, inaurate, new gilt, new spangled, ornamental, ornamented, ornate, piped, pointille, pranked out, rich, showy, smart, splendiferous, tasselated, toreutic, tricksy
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