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This craze became known as décalcomanie, from décalc- (from décalquer `transfer a tracing' + - o - + manie `mania,' whence we get decalcomania ( decal for short for the transfers), and the adjective cockamamie some say echoes the sense of florid but superficial embellishment.
This church served Greek refugees in the 8th century, and the designation in Cosmedin is usually assumed to be connected with the Greek word kosmidion , diminutive of kosmos , meaning `embellishment.
No, we're talking about the "self-defining" kind of lie, as Judge Ware himself described it: the biographical embellishment for public consumption.
The only embellishment on its formidable façade is Bernini’s graceful porch, but its piazza is worth the climb for the view over the city and the Vatican.
Secretary-General Kofi Annan's triumph in Baghdad underwent further embellishment Wednesday when Le Monde devoted a whole page to a detailed account of the negotiations, attributing a crucial role to Annan's Lanceros de Cohiba cigars.