garniture
Use Garniture in a sentence
nɪ noun
1.
something that garnishes; decoration; adornment.
2.
Armor. a set of plate armor having pieces of exchange for all purposes.
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garniture (ˈɡɑːnɪtʃə) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| decoration or embellishment | |
| [C16: from French, from garnir to | |
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Garniture
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
Example sentences
The bats which go with them are of gray straw with gold tinsel garniture.
Or if she needed large mushrooms to stuff for a garniture, the giant caps were there, all together.
Bar ton wore an exquisite gown of pale blue brocaded satin with bodice garniture of pale blue chiffon.
The altar and lectern were in a garniture of white and gold.
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