Garnish (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Garnished (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Garnishing.] [OE. garnischen, garnissen, OF. garnir to provide, strengthen, prepare, garnish, warn, F. garnir to provide, furnish, garnish, -- of German origin; cf. OHG. warnōn to provide, equip; akin to G. wahren to watch, E. aware, ware, wary, and cf. also E. warn. See Wary, -ish, and cf. Garment, Garrison.]
1. To decorate with ornamental appendages; to set off; to adorn; to embellish.
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All within with flowers was garnished. Spenser.
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2. (Cookery) To ornament, as a dish, with something laid about it; as, “a dish garnished with parsley”.
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3. To furnish; to supply.
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4. To fit with fetters. [Cant] Johnson.
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5. (Law) To warn by garnishment; to give notice to; to garnishee. See Garnishee, v. t. Cowell.
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Garnish, n.
1. Something added for embellishment; decoration; ornament; also, dress; garments, especially such as are showy or decorated.
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So are you, sweet,
Even in the lovely garnish of a boy. Shak.
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Matter and figure they produce;
For garnish this, and that for use. Prior.
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2. (Cookery) Something set round or upon a dish as an embellishment, such as parsley. See Garnish, v. t., 2. Smart.
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3. Fetters. [Cant]
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4. A fee; specifically, in English jails, formerly an unauthorized fee demanded by the old prisoners of a newcomer. [Cant] Fielding.
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Garnish bolt (Carp.), a bolt with a chamfered or faceted head. Knight.
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