Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To enhance in appearance by adding decorative touches; embellish.
- transitive verb To decorate (prepared food or drink) with small colorful or savory items.
- transitive verb To seize (property such as wages) by garnishment.
- transitive verb To serve (someone) with papers announcing the garnishment of that person's property in order to satisfy a debt.
- noun An ornamentation or embellishment, especially one added to a prepared food or drink for decoration or added flavor.
from The Century Dictionary.
- 1. To fortify; defend.
- To adorn; decorate with ornaments or appendages; set off.
- To fit with fetters.
- To furnish; supply; garrison.
- In cookery, to ornament, as a dish, with something laid round it.
- In law, to warn; give notice.
- noun Ornament; something added for embellishment; decoration; dress; array.
- noun In cookery, something placed round or added to a principal dish at table, either for embellishment merely or for use as a relish.
- noun A set of dishes, plates, and the like, for table use.
- noun Fetters.
- noun A fee, as to a servant; specifically, money formerly paid by a prisoner on his going to prison as a fee to fellow-prisoners: now illegal.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- transitive verb To decorate with ornamental appendages; to set off; to adorn; to embellish.
- transitive verb (Cookery) To ornament, as a dish, with something laid about it.
- transitive verb To furnish; to supply.
- transitive verb Cant To fit with fetters.
- transitive verb (Law) To warn by garnishment; to give notice to; to garnishee. See
Garnishee , v. t. - noun Something added for embellishment; decoration; ornament; also, dress; garments, especially such as are showy or decorated.
- noun (Cookery) Something set round or upon a dish as an embellishment, such as
parsley . SeeGarnish , v. t., 2. - noun Cant Fetters.
- noun Cant A fee; specifically, in English jails, formerly an unauthorized fee demanded by the old prisoners of a newcomer.
- noun (Carp.) a bolt with a chamfered or faceted head.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To
decorate withornamental appendages ; toset off ; toadorn ; toembellish ; as, all within with flowers was garnished. - verb cooking To
ornament , as adish , with somethinglaid about it; as, a dish garnished with parsley. - verb To
furnish ; tosupply . - verb To
fit withfetters . - verb law To
warn bygarnishment ; to givenotice to; togarnishee . - noun a set of
dishes , often pewter, containing a dozen pieces of several types. - noun
pewter vessels in general.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods
- noun any decoration added as a trimming or adornment
- verb take a debtor's wages on legal orders, such as for child support
- noun something (such as parsley) added to a dish for flavor or decoration
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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This, he said, was what they call garnish, and concluded with advising his new customer to draw his purse upon the present occasion.
Amelia — Complete Henry Fielding 1730
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This, he said, was what they call garnish, and concluded with advising his new customer to draw his purse upon the present occasion.
Amelia — Volume 1 Henry Fielding 1730
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And two slices on fresh avocado on top for garnish is cool too.
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Some of my favorite additives are, pickle juice, A1 only a dab and the garnish is everything ….
The Perfect Sunday Morning Bloody Mary | Lifehacker Australia 2008
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Well, actually the onion garnish is made a day ahead. you can use the pickled onions for up to 5 days, on other stuff, too, says Ms. Madison.
Toast: Lindy 2006
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Well, actually the onion garnish is made a day ahead. you can use the pickled onions for up to 5 days, on other stuff, too, says Ms. Madison.
Fideos or Something Like Them, With Avocado and Pickled Onions Lindy 2006
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I'm not sure); the possible avocado garnish is rich in glutathione, a powerful antioxidant, and they are a great source of potassium, and of course last but not least any meal or dish with loads of veggies helps fight cancers such as colo-rectal cancer ...
Archive 2009-04-01 Laura 2009
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I'm not sure); the possible avocado garnish is rich in glutathione, a powerful antioxidant, and they are a great source of potassium, and of course last but not least any meal or dish with loads of veggies helps fight cancers such as colo-rectal cancer ...
Cooking To Combat Cancer III: Ancho Spiked Scarlet Runner Bean Soup With Vegetables Laura 2009
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Giorgio Locatelli explains in Made in Italy that pizza has to have "the perfect balance between a thin crisp base and a softer garnish, which is why you have to eat it within 5–6 minutes of it coming out of the oven, or it will be soggy and spoilt".
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Adding the pomegranate seeds to the garnish is a fabulous idea :
oroboros commented on the word garnish
Contronymic in the sense: add-on vs. take away (as wages).
January 27, 2007