Garnish

Quick meaning: Garnish is a verb meaning To decorate with ornaments; to adorn; to embellish.

Meaning

To decorate with ornaments; to adorn; to embellish.

More Meanings

1. (cooking) To ornament with something placed around it.
2. (law) To warn by garnishment; to give notice to.
3. (law) To have (money) set aside by court order (particularly for the payment of alleged debts); to garnishee.
4. A set of dishes, often pewter, containing a dozen pieces of several types.
5. Pewter vessels in general.
6. (archaic) To furnish; to supply.
7. (slang, archaic) To fit with fetters; to fetter.

Example Sentences

And all within with flowres was garnished,

a dish garnished with a sprig/spray of parsley

[…] the whip […] was garnished with a massive horse’s head of plated metal.

By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; his hand hath formed the crooked serpent.

Word Forms

• garnishes
• garnishing
• garnished

Synonyms for garnish

Depending on context, synonyms include decoration, ornament, trim, dress.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include dress, trim, decoration, ornament, decorating, lining.

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