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Garnish \Gar"nish\, 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.
warn[=o]n 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 \Gar"nish\, 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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