garnish

Noun · Verb

WordNet 3.0

Noun (2)

something (such as parsley) added to a dish for flavor or decoration
any decoration added as a trimming or adornment

Verb (2)

take a debtor's wages on legal orders, such as for child support“His employer garnished his wages in order to pay his debt”Synonyms: garnishee
decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foodsSynonyms: trim dress

Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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. [1913 Webster]

All within with flowers was garnished.— Spenser.[1913 Webster]

2.(Cookery) To ornament, as a dish, with something laid about it; as, a dish garnished with parsley. [1913 Webster]

3.To furnish; to supply. [1913 Webster]

4.To fit with fetters. [Cant] --Johnson. [1913 Webster]

5.(Law) To warn by garnishment; to give notice to; to garnishee. See Garnishee, v. t. --Cowell. [1913 Webster]

Garnish \Gar"nish\, n.

1.Something added for embellishment; decoration; ornament; also, dress; garments, especially such as are showy or decorated. [1913 Webster]

So are you, sweet, Even in the lovely garnish of a boy.— Shak.[1913 Webster]

Matter and figure they produce; For garnish this, and that for use.— Prior.[1913 Webster]

2.(Cookery) Something set round or upon a dish as an embellishment, such as parsley. See Garnish, v. t., 2. --Smart. [1913 Webster]

3.Fetters. [Cant] [1913 Webster]

4.A fee; specifically, in English jails, formerly an unauthorized fee demanded by the old prisoners of a newcomer. [Cant] --Fielding. [1913 Webster]

Garnish bolt (Carp.), a bolt with a chamfered or faceted head. --Knight. [1913 Webster]