As verbs the difference between lye and embellished
is that
lye is while
embellished is (
embellish).
As a noun lye
is an alkaline liquid made by leaching ashes (usually wood ashes) or
lye can be (uk|railways) a short side line, connected with the main line; a turn-out; a siding.
lye English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) .
Noun
( wikipedia lye)
An alkaline liquid made by leaching ashes (usually wood ashes).
Potassium or sodium hydroxide.
Verb
(head)
Etymology 2
Noun
( en noun)
(UK, railways) A short side line, connected with the main line; a turn-out; a siding.
( Webster 1913)
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embellished English
Verb
(head)
(embellish)
embellish English
Verb
( es)
To make more beautiful and attractive; to decorate.
- The old book cover was embellished with golden letters
* {{quote-news
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, date=December 29
, author=Paul Doyle
, title=Arsenal's Theo Walcott hits hat-trick in thrilling victory over Newcastle
, work=The Guardian
citation
, page=
, passage=Podolski gave Walcott a chance to further embellish Arsenal's first-half performance when he eluded James Perch and slipped the ball through to the striker.}}
To make something sound or look better or more acceptable than it is in reality, to distort.
- to embellish a story, the truth
Synonyms
* adorn
* beautify
* decorate
* deck
* grace
* ornament
* prettify
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