garnish

[gar·nish]

A garnish is a decoration or embellishment, often used with food. It is also the verb that means to do the decorating: you can garnish a baked fish with a garnish of lemon slices and parsley.

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To decorate with ornamental appendages; to set off; to adorn; to embellish.

Noun
any decoration added as a trimming or adornment

Noun
something (such as parsley) added to a dish for flavor or decoration

Verb
decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods

Verb
take a debtor''s wages on legal orders, such as for child support; "His employer garnished his wages in order to pay his debt"

v. t.
To decorate with ornamental appendages; to set off; to adorn; to embellish.

v. t.
To ornament, as a dish, with something laid about it; as, a dish garnished with parsley.

v. t.
To furnish; to supply.

v. t.
To fit with fetters.

v. t.
To warn by garnishment; to give notice to; to garnishee. See Garnishee, v. t.

n.
Something added for embellishment; decoration; ornament; also, dress; garments, especially such as are showy or decorated.

n.
Something set round or upon a dish as an embellishment. See Garnish, v. t., 2.

v. t.
Fetters.

v. t.
A fee; specifically, in English jails, formerly an unauthorized fee demanded by the old prisoners of a newcomer.

Garnish

Gar"nish , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Garnished ; p. pr. & vb. n. Garnishing.] [OE. garnischen, garnissen, OF. garnir to provide, strengthen, prepare, garnish, warn, F. garnir to provide, furnish, garnish, -- of German origin; cf. OHG. warn'd3n to provide, equip; akin to G. wahren to watch, E. aware, ware, wary, and cf. also E. warn. See Wary, -ish, and cf. Garment, Garrison.] 1. To decorate with ornamental appendages; to set off; to adorn; to embellish.

All within with flowers was garnished.

2. (Cookery) To ornament, as a dish, with something laid about it; as, a dish garnished with parsley. 3. To furnish; to supply. 4. To fit with fetters. [Cant] Johnson. 5. (Law) To warn by garnishment; to give notice to; to garnishee. See Garnishee, v. t. Cowell.

Garnish

Gar"nish, n. 1. Something added for embellishment; decoration; ornament; also, dress; garments, especially such as are showy or decorated.

So are you, sweet, Even in the lovely garnish of a boy.

Matter and figure they produce; For garnish this, and that for use.

2. (Cookery) Something set round or upon a dish as an embellishment. See Garnish, v. t., 2. Smart. 3. Fetters. [Cant] 4. A fee; specifically, in English jails, formerly an unauthorized fee demanded by the old prisoners of a newcomer. [Cant] Fielding. Garnish bolt (Carp.), a bolt with a chamfered or faceted head. Knight.

To decorate with ornamental appendages; to set off; to adorn; to embellish.

Something added for embellishment; decoration; ornament; also, dress; garments, especially such as are showy or decorated.

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Usage Examples

The courts cannot garnish a father's salary, nor freeze his account, nor seize his property on behalf of his children, in our society. Apparently this is because a kid is not a car or a couch or a boat.

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Other Usage Examples

Know how to garnish food so that it is more appealing to the eye and even more flavorful than before.