GNU Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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   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.]
   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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   (Cookery) To ornament, as a dish, with something laid about it; as, a dish garnished with parsley.
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   To furnish; to supply.
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   To fit with fetters. [Cant]
   Johnson.
   
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   (Law) To warn by garnishment; to give notice to; to garnishee. See Garnishee, v. t.
   Cowell.
   
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   Garnish, n.
   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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   (Cookery) Something set round or upon a dish as an embellishment, such as parsley. See Garnish, v. t., 2.
   Smart.
   
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   Fetters. [Cant]
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   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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