n. The act of decorating or adorning with something becoming or ornamental; the art of adorning, ornamenting, or embellishing.n. The conferring of a badge, as of an order, or a medal of honor; hence, the badge or medal conferred.n. That which embellishes; anything which decorates or adorns; an ornament.n. In music, a general term for the various melodic embellishments, as the trill, the appoggiatura, etc.n. In pyrotechny, the compositions placed in port-fires, rockets, paper shells, etc., to make a brilliant display when the case is exploded.