Garnish
Garnish , transitive verb
[Old English garnischen, garnissen, Old French garnir to provide, strengthen, prepare, garnish, warn, French garnir to provide, furnish, garnish, -- of German origin; compare Old High German warnōn to provide, equip; akin to German wahren to watch, English aware, ware, wary, and compare also English warn. See Wary, -ish, and compare 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, transitive verb — Cowell
Garnish , noun
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, such as parsley. See Garnish, transitive verb, 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
Collocations (1)
Garnish bolt (Carpentry) , a bolt with a chamfered or faceted head. — Knight