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verb (used with object)
1.
to provide or supply with something ornamental; adorn; decorate.
2.
to provide (a food) with something that adds flavor, decorative color, etc.: to garnish boiled potatoes with chopped parsley.
3.
Law.
a.
to attach (as money due or property belonging to a debtor) by garnishment; garnishee.
b.
to summon in, so as to take part in litigation already pending between others.
noun
4.
something placed around or on a food or in a beverage to add flavor, decorative color, etc.
5.
adornment or decoration.
6.
Chiefly British. a fee formerly demanded of a new convict or worker by the warden, boss, or fellow prisoners or workers.
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Garnished
is always a great word to know.
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| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
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Origin:
1300–50; Middle English garnishen < Old French garniss- (extended stem of garnir, guarnir to furnish < Gmc); compare warn
1300–50; Middle English garnishen < Old French garniss- (extended stem of garnir, guarnir to furnish < Gmc); compare warn
Related forms
gar·nish·a·ble, adjective
gar·nish·er, noun
o·ver·gar·nish, verb (used with object)
re·gar·nish, verb (used with object)
un·der·gar·nish, verb (used with object)
EXPANDSynonyms
1. embellish, ornament, beautify, trim, bedeck, bedizen, set off, enhance. 5. ornament; garniture.
1. embellish, ornament, beautify, trim, bedeck, bedizen, set off, enhance. 5. ornament; garniture.
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Word Origin & History
garnish
c.1300, from O.Fr. garniss-, stem of garnir "provide, furnish, defend," from P.Gmc. *warnejan "be cautious, guard, provide for" (cf. O.E. warnian "to take warning, beware;" see warn). Sense evolution is from "arm oneself" to "fit out" to "embellish," which was the earliest
EXPAND meaning in English, though the others also were used in M.E. Culinary sense of "to decorate a dish for the table" predominated after c.1700. Older meaning survives in legal sense of "warning of attachment of funds" (1580s). Related: Garnished; garnishing; garnishee; garnishment.
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