garnish

gar·nish  (gärnsh)

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 To garnishee.

n.

1.

a. Ornamentation; embellishment.

b. An embellishment added to a prepared food or drink for decoration or added flavor.

2. Slang An unwarranted fee, such as one extorted from a new prisoner by a jailer.

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[Middle English garnishen, from Old French garnir, garniss-, of Germanic origin; see wer-⁴ in Indo-European roots.]

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garnish [ˈgɑːnɪʃ]

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

1. a decoration; trimming

2. (Cookery) something, such as parsley, added to a dish for its flavour or decorative effect

3. Obsolete slang a payment illegally extorted, as from a prisoner by his jailer

[from Old French garnir to adorn, equip, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German warnōn to pay heed]

garnisher  n

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Garnish a set of dishes, etc., for the table.

Examples: garnish of vessels, 1440.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	garnish - something (such as parsley) added to a dish for flavor or decoration decoration, ornament, ornamentation - something used to beautify topping - a flavorful addition on top of a dish
	2.	garnish - any decoration added as a trimming or adornment decoration, ornament, ornamentation - something used to beautify
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" garnishee 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.	garnish - decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods trim, dress dress out, dress - kill and prepare for market or consumption; "dress a turkey" dress - put a dressing on; "dress the salads" adorn, decorate, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify - make more attractive by adding ornament, colour, etc.; "Decorate the room for the party"; "beautify yourself for the special day"

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garnish

noun

decoration, ornament, embellishment, adornment, ornamentation, trimming, trim Reserve some watercress for garnish.

verb

decorate, adorn, ornament, embellish, deck, festoon, trim, bedeck She had prepared the vegetables and was garnishing the roast.
decorate strip, spoil, denude

Translations

garnish [ˈgɑːnɪʃ]

A. N (Culin) → aderezo m, adorno m

B. VT → aderezar, adornar (with con)

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garnish [ˈgɑː^rnɪʃ]

vt [+ dish] → garnir

n → garniture f

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garnish

vt → garnieren, verzieren; (fig) story also, style → ausschmücken

n → Garnierung f

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garnish [ˈgɑːnɪʃ]

1. n (Culin) → decorazione f

2. vt to garnish (with) → guarnire (con)

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garnish [ˈgɑːnɪʃ]

1. n (Culin) → decorazione f

2. vt to garnish (with) → guarnire (con)

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garnish

v garnish [ˈgaːniʃ]

to decorate (a dish of food) Parsley is often used to garnish salads. garnering يُبَرْقِش، يُزَيِّن украсявам obložit, ozdobit garnere; pynte garnieren γαρνίρω guarnecer, aderezar, adornar garneerima تزئین کردن koristella garnir לְקַשֵׁט अलंकृत करना garnirati (jelo) díszít menghiasi skreyta guarnire 添える (요리에) 장식하다, 고명을 하다 puošti rotāt; garnēt (ēdienu) menghias garneren pynte, garnere garnirować guarnecer a gar­nisi гарнировать obložiť okrasiti garnirati garnera ตกแต่ง süslemek, garnitürlemek (菜餚)裝盤點綴 гарнірувати کسی ڈش کو سجانا trang trí món ăn 给...加配菜，装饰

n

(an) edible decoration added to food. garnering بَرْقَشَه، زينَه гарнитура obloha garnering; pynt die Garnierung γαρνιτούρα guarnición, aderezo garneering مخلفات koriste garniture קִישׁוּט खाने की चीज जिससे भोजन को सजाया जाता है garnirung köret hiasan skreyting guarnizione 添え物 고명 papuošimas rotājums; garnējums perhiasan garnering garnering, pynt przybranie guarnição garnitură гарнир obloha okrasna priloga garnirung garnering เครื่องตกแต่ง süs, garnitür (菜餚)可食用的裝飾 гарнір کھانے کی اشیا سے سجاوٹ کرنا đồ trang trí lên các món ăn 配菜