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Definitions for: Garnish
[n] any decoration added as a trimming or adornment
[n] something (such as parsley) added to a dish for flavor or decoration
[v] decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods
Webster (1913) Definition: 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.
All within with flowers was garnished. --Spenser.
2. (Cookery) To ornament, as a dish, with something laid
about it; as, a dish garnished with parsley.
3. To furnish; to supply.
4. To fit with fetters. [Cant] --Johnson.
5. (Law) To warn by garnishment; to give notice to; to
garnishee. See Garnishee, v. t. --Cowell.
Gar"nish, n.
1. Something added for embellishment; decoration; ornament;
also, dress; garments, especially such as are showy or
decorated.
So are you, sweet, Even in the lovely garnish of a
boy. --Shak.
Matter and figure they produce; For garnish this,
and that for use. --Prior.
2. (Cookery) Something set round or upon a dish as an
embellishment. See Garnish, v. t., 2. --Smart.
3. Fetters. [Cant]
4. A fee; specifically, in English jails, formerly an
unauthorized fee demanded by the old prisoners of a
newcomer. [Cant] --Fielding.
Garnish bolt (Carp.), a bolt with a chamfered or faceted
head. --Knight.
Synonyms: dress, trim
See Also: adorn, beautify, decorate, decoration, decoration, embellish, grace, ornament, ornament, ornament, ornamentation, ornamentation, topping
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