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| gar·nish [ grnish ] |
transitive verb (past and past participle gar·nished, present participle gar·nish·ing, 3rd person present singular gar·nish·es) |
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1. enhance food or drink: to add something as an accompaniment to food or drink that enhances its flavor or appearance
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2. embellish something: to decorate something with an ornament
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3. law
Same as garnisheev (sense 1) (sense 2)
  garnish wages for child support
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noun (plural gar·nish·es) |
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1. enhancement for food or drink: something added as an accompaniment to food or drink to enhance its flavor or appearance
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2. something decorative: an ornament or decoration for something
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| [14th century. < French garniss-, stem of garnir "equip, adorn, warn" < Germanic] |
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| gar·nish·ing noun |
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