garnish
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gar·nish
(gär′nĭsh)tr.v. gar·nished, gar·nish·ing, gar·nish·es
1.
a. To enhance in appearance by adding decorative touches; embellish: a coat that was garnished with a fur collar.
b. To decorate (prepared food or drink) with small colorful or savory items: garnished the potatoes with parsley.
2. Law
a. To seize (property such as wages) by garnishment.
b. To serve (someone) with papers announcing the garnishment of that person's property in order to satisfy a debt.
n.
An ornamentation or embellishment, especially one added to a prepared food or drink for decoration or added flavor.
[Middle English garnishen, from Old French garnir, garniss-, of Germanic origin; see wer- in Indo-European roots.]
garnish
(ˈɡɑːnɪʃ)vb (tr)
1. to decorate; trim
2. (Cookery) to add something to (food) in order to improve its appearance or flavour
3. (Law) law
a. to serve with notice of proceedings; warn
b. obsolete to summon to proceedings already in progress
c. to attach (a debt)
4. slang to extort money from
n
5. a decoration; trimming
6. (Cookery) something, such as parsley, added to a dish for its flavour or decorative effect
7. obsolete slang a payment illegally extorted, as from a prisoner by his jailer
[C14: from Old French garnir to adorn, equip, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German warnōn to pay heed]
ˈgarnisher, ˈgarnishor n
gar•nish
(ˈgɑr nɪʃ)v.t.
1. to provide or supply with something ornamental; decorate.
2. to provide (a food) with something that adds flavor, decorative color, etc.: garnished the punch with fruit.
3. garnishee.
n. 4. something placed around or on a food or in a beverage to add flavor, decorative color, etc.
5. adornment; decoration.
6. Chiefly Brit. a fee formerly demanded of a new convict or worker by the warden, boss, or fellow prisoners or workers.
[1300–50; < Old French garniss- (extended s. of garnir, guarnir to furnish < Germanic)]
Garnish
a set of dishes, etc., for the table.Examples: garnish of vessels, 1440.
garnish
Past participle: garnished
Gerund: garnishing
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garnish
To enhance a dish with edible decorations.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() topping - a flavorful addition on top of a dish |
2. | garnish - any decoration added as a trimming or adornment | |
Verb | 1. | garnish - take a debtor's wages on legal orders, such as for child support; "His employer garnished his wages in order to pay his debt" confiscate, impound, sequester, seize, attach - take temporary possession of as a security, by legal authority; "The FBI seized the drugs"; "The customs agents impounded the illegal shipment"; "The police confiscated the stolen artwork" |
2. | ![]() dress - put a dressing on; "dress the salads" |
garnish
noun
1. decoration, ornament, embellishment, adornment, ornamentation, trimming, trim Reserve some watercress for garnish.
garnish
verbTranslations
بَرْقَشَه، زينَهيُبَرْقِش، يُزَيِّن
oblohaobložitozdobit
garneregarneringpyntpynte
köret
skreytaskreyting
garnējumsgarnētrotājumsrotāt
garnish
(ˈgaːniʃ) verb to decorate (a dish of food). Parsley is often used to garnish salads.
noun (an) edible decoration added to food.