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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024gar•nish /ˈgɑrnɪʃ/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object]- to provide or supply with something ornamental;
adorn;
decorate. - to provide (a food) with something that adds flavor, decorative color, etc.:garnished the lamb chops with parsley.
- Lawgarnishee.
n. - something placed around or on a food or in a beverage to add flavor, decorative color, etc.: [countable]a garnish of parsley.[uncountable]Sprinkle some garnish on this salad.
- [uncountable] adornment;
decoration.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024gar•nish (gär′nish),USA pronunciation v.t. - to provide or supply with something ornamental;
adorn;
decorate. - to provide (a food) with something that adds flavor, decorative color, etc.:to garnish boiled potatoes with chopped parsley.
- Law
- to attach (as money due or property belonging to a debtor) by garnishment;
garnishee. - to summon in, so as to take part in litigation already pending between others.
n. - something placed around or on a food or in a beverage to add flavor, decorative color, etc.
- adornment or decoration.
- British Terms[Chiefly Brit.]a fee formerly demanded of a new convict or worker by the warden, boss, or fellow prisoners or workers.
- Gmc); compare warn
- Old French garniss- (extended stem of garnir, guarnir to furnish
- Middle English garnishen 1300–50
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged embellish, ornament, beautify, trim, bedeck, bedizen, set off, enhance.
- 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged ornament; garniture.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: garnish /ˈɡɑːnɪʃ/ vb (transitive)- to decorate; trim
- to add something to (food) in order to improve its appearance or flavour
- to serve with notice of proceedings; warn
- obsolete to summon to proceedings already in progress
- to attach (a debt)
- slang to extort money from
n - a decoration; trimming
- something, such as parsley, added to a dish for its flavour or decorative effect
- obsolete slang a payment illegally extorted, as from a prisoner by his jailer
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French garnir to adorn, equip, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German warnōn to pay heedˈgarnisher n |