Synonyms:
ornamentation, embellishment
Meaning: the act of adding extraneous decorations to something
Synonyms:
decoration, ornament, ornamentation
Meaning: something used to beautify
Synonyms:
ornamentation
Meaning: the state of being ornamented
Usage examples
To adorn the walls of a library, and then conceal their ornamentation by expensive bookcases, is a waste, or rather a misapplication, of effects--always a sin against aesthetic principles.