Word: embellishment
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...Rossi rarely slumps. A tricky left-hander who effectively uses curves and change-ups to embellish his fast ball, he has struck out 65 this year in 73 1/3 innings, and maintained a 2.20 ERA. Should a Yalie reach first, watch Del Rossi closely for his pick-off play, thought by many to be better than that of most major leaguers...
...pondering a commission to embellish a wall for the New York State Theater, to be built at Lincoln Center...
Little Bears. The statues that the diggers found are mostly of small girls and boys, apparently used to embellish the temple. Who the boys may have been in real life remains a mystery. But about the girls more is known. They bore the title "Little Bears," for one of their duties was to perform a ritual dance dressed as bears to ward off a plague that according to legend was threatened by Artemis after her holy bear was killed by some Athenian children...
Illustrated tactfully and drolly by Jules Feiffer (his suggestive lines don't deprive the imagination of its chance to embellish), The Phantom Tollbooth is a wonderful book to buy for children, parents, or pregnant friends. Remember not to have it gift-wrapped; you'll want to give it the once-over-lightly before passing...
Answering the charge that scholarship funds are used to compete for students, Glimp said, "We do not give money to people because we want to embellish the college with them." He noted, "We're not paying students who don't need the money...