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embellished

adjective C1
  1. Having been made more attractive, compelling or interesting.
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Here Holmes drew a small tract, embellished with a rude engraving of the ancient Manor House, from his waistcoat pocket.
The Valley of Fear, p. 81 · C1
We are forced to acknowledge that the stories we tell ourselves about who we are might be part fiction, embellished by time and suggestion.
The Unreliable Witness, p. 1 · C2

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