gar·ni·ture (gär n -ch r)n. Something that garnishes; an embellishment. [French, from Old French, from garnir, to garnish; see garnish.] |
garniture [ˈgɑːnɪtʃə]
n
(Fine Arts & Visual Arts / Art Terms) decoration or embellishment
[from French, from garnir to garnish]
Garniture the furniture or appurtenances of a table; a kitchen or its apparatus; the harness of a horse or mule.
Examples: garniture of a boiler, 1878; of the kitchen, 1532; of mules, 1670; of sapphires, 1753; of vases—BBC-TV programme, 1983; of violets, 1897.
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