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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.

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


gar⋅nish⋅a⋅ble, adjective
gar⋅nish⋅er, noun


1. embellish, ornament, beautify, trim, bedeck, bedizen, set off, enhance. 5. ornament; garniture.
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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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