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Definitions for Garnish
[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 . to attach (as money due or property belonging to a debtor) by garnishment; garnishee: The court garnished his wages when he refused to pay child support. to summon in, so as to take part in litigation already pending between others.
[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.
[7] to decorate; trim
[8] to add something to (food) in order to improve its appearance or flavour
[9] law to serve with notice of proceedings; warn obsolete to summon to proceedings already in progress to attach (a debt)
[10] slang to extort money from
[11] a decoration; trimming
[12] something, such as parsley, added to a dish for its flavour or decorative effect
[13] obsolete , slang a payment illegally extorted, as from a prisoner by his jailer
Words related to Garnish
trim, adornment, ornament, enhancement, decoration, ornamentation, trimming, tinsel, furbelow, gingerbread, bedeck, deck, beautify, decorate, enhance, grace, adorn
Words nearby Garnish
garnet paper, garnetiferous, garnett, garni, garnierite, garnish, garnishee, garnishment, garniture, garofalo, garonne
Origin of Garnish
1300–50; Middle English garnishen < Old French garniss- (extended stem of garnir, guarnir to furnish < Gmc); cf. warn
Other words from Garnish
gar·nish·a·ble , adjective
gar·nish·er , noun
o·ver·gar·nish , verb (used with object)
re·gar·nish , verb (used with object)
un·der·gar·nish , verb (used with object)
un·gar·nished , adjective
well-gar·nished , adjective
Word origin for Garnish
C14: from Old French garnir to adorn, equip, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German warnōn to pay heed
Synonyms for Garnish
adornment, decoration, enhancement, furbelow, gingerbread, ornament, ornamentation, tinsel, trim, trimming