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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: garnished adj : having decorative or flavorful additions; sometimes used in combination; "a whole salmon garnished with lemon slices"; "parsley-garnished potatoes"
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