curlicue vs embellish

curlicue

verb
  • To make or adorn (something) with curlicues, or as if with curlicues. 

noun
  • A fancy twisting or curling shape usually made from a series of spirals and loops. 

embellish

verb
  • To make more beautiful and attractive by adding ornamentation; to decorate. 

  • To enhance by adding something not strictly integral or necessary. 

  • To make something sound or look better or more acceptable than it is in reality; to distort, to embroider. 

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