英语词汇“garnisher”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

garnish /gärˈnish/

transitive verb

To adorn, decorate, trim

To furnish, kit out, supply (obsolete)

To add herbs, etc to a dish for flavour or decoration

To garnishee (law)

noun

A gift of money, esp that formerly paid to fellow prisoners on entering prison or sometimes by workmen on starting a new job (historical)

Something placed round a principal dish at table, whether for embellishment or relish

Decoration, embellishment

ORIGIN: OFr garniss-, stem of garnir to furnish (old form warnir), from a Gmc root seen in OE warnian, Ger warnen; cf warn¹

garnisheeˈ noun (law)

A person warned not to pay money owed to another, because the latter is indebted to the garnisher who gives the warning

transitive verb

law

To attach (a debt) in this way

To serve (a debtor) with a garnishee order

garnisheeˈment noun

garˈnisher noun

A person who garnishes

garˈnishing noun

garˈnishment noun

That which garnishes or embellishes
Ornament
A garnisheement

garˈnishry noun (Browning)

Adornment

garˈniture noun

That which garnishes or embellishes
Trimming, decoration (on clothes)
Apparel
Ornamentation, esp a set of ornaments, eg vases
A set of armour

garnishee order noun (law)

A court order which creates a charge over a debtor's bank account in favour of a creditor who has sued and obtained a court judgement against that debtor