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gar⋅nish

  [gahr-nish]
–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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Origin:
1300–50; ME garnishen < OF garniss- (extended s. of garnir, guarnir to furnish < Gmc); cf. warn

Related forms:
gar⋅nish⋅a⋅ble, adjective
gar⋅nish⋅er, noun

Synonyms:
1. embellish, ornament, beautify, trim, bedeck, bedizen, set off, enhance. 5. ornament; garniture.
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gar·nish   (gär'nĭsh)   
tr.v.   gar·nished, gar·nish·ing, gar·nish·es

    1. To enhance in appearance by adding decorative touches; embellish: a coat that was garnished with a fur collar.

    2. To decorate (prepared food or drink) with small colorful or savory items: garnished the potatoes with parsley.

  2. Law To garnishee.

n.  

    1. Ornamentation; embellishment.

    2. An embellishment added to a prepared food or drink for decoration or added flavor.

  2. Slang An unwarranted fee, such as one extorted from a new prisoner by a jailer.


[Middle English garnishen, from Old French garnir, garniss-, of Germanic origin; see wer-4 in Indo-European roots.]
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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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 meaning in Eng., though the others also were used in M.E. Culinary sense of "to decorate a dish for the table" predominated after 1693. Older meaning survives in legal sense of "warning of attachment of funds" (1585).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: gar·nish
Pronunciation: 'gär-nish
Function: transitive verb
Etymology: Anglo-French garniss-, stem of garnir to garnish, give legal summons, warn, from Old French, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German warnOn to take heed
1 : to subject (property or money) to garnishment
2 : to seek satisfaction of (a debt) through garnishment —compare ATTACH, LEVY
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Bible Dictionary

Garnish

overlay with stones (2 Chr. 3:6), adorn (Rev. 21:19), deck with garlands (Matt. 23:29), furnish (12:44). In Job 26:13 (Heb. shiphrah, meaning "brightness"), "By his spirit the heavens are brightness" i.e., are bright, splendid, beautiful.

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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Encyclopedia

garnish

an embellishment added to a food to enhance its appearance or taste. Simple garnishes such as chopped herbs, decoratively cut lemons, parsley and watercress sprigs, browned breadcrumbs, sieved hardcooked eggs, and broiled tomatoes are appropriate to a wide variety of foods; their purpose is to provide contrast in colour, texture, and taste, and to give a finished appearance to the dish

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