EMBELLISH, EMBELLISHED, EMBELLISHMENT
ADJECTIVES
1450 — BUSKED clothed, attired, dressed up; adorned, embellished
1500 — ANORNED adorned, embellished → obs.
1607 — VARNISHED embellished; speciously tricked out
1940 — HOPPED — HOPPED UP embellished, ‘jazzed up’ → US sl.
NOUNS
1382 — ANORNAMENT adornment, decoration, ornamentation; an embellishment → obs.
1382 — ANORNING an adorning or embellishing; decoration → obs.
1500 — FURNISH an embellishing → colloq.
1531 — DECKING adornment, embellishment, ornament → obs.
1548 — FURNITURE a decorating or embellishing; a decoration, an embellishment → obs.
1587 — DECOREMENT decoration, ornamentation; an ornament, an embellishment → obs.
1591 — VARNISH a means of embellishment or adornment; a beautifying or improving quality or feature
1611 — BELLISHMENT embellishment → obs.
1642 — DECKAGE adornment, embellishment → obs.
1685 — GARNITURE ornament, embellishment generally
1687 — BUSK adornment, embellishment → Sc. obs.
1687 — BUSKRY adornment, embellishment → Sc. obs.
1721 — OFFSET an ornament, embellishment, that which sets off or shows to advantage; the best of anything → Sc.
1844 — TWIDDLING trifling, paltry
1912 — TWIDDLY BIT a fancy or intricate embellishment; a detail
1941 — DOODLE a frill, adornment, embellishment → Amer. dial.
1967 — RIFF a verbal embellishment that adds no meaning to what is being said → US sl.
NOUNS – PERSON
1387 — HIGHTER an adorner or embellisher → obs.
VERBS
1225 — FAIR to make beautiful or attractive; to decorate, to adorn, to embellish → obs.
1340 — EMBELISE to embellish; to beautify → obs.
1382 — ANORN to adorn; to embellish, to ornament; also, to make something ready, to prepare → obs.
1400 — VARNISH to embellish or adorn; to improve, furbish up
1440 — ANOURE to adorn a person or thing; to embellish, to ornament → obs.
1440 — BELLISH to embellish → obs.
1490 — DECORE to decorate, to adorn, to embellish → obs.
1530 — DECORATE to adorn, to beautify, to embellish; to grace, to honour → obs.
1540 — BELLIFY to embellish, to beautify → obs.
1549 — FARD to embellish or gloss over anything → obs.
1573 — BUSK to embellish, to adorn
1581 — GAY to make gay or showy; to give a bright and pleasant look to; to embellish → obs.
1600 — FURNISH to decorate, to embellish → obs.
1709 — AGGRANDIZE to make something appear greater; to enhance beyond what is justified by the facts; to embellish, to exaggerate
1847 — PAINT IN BRIGHT COLOURS to embellish; to exaggerate; to emphasize the pleasant aspects of
1952 — GUSSY UP to dress up, to embellish → sl.
1960 — LACE ONE’S COAT WITH GOLD to embellish one’s reputation → Amer. dial.