gar·nish

(gär′nĭsh)

tr.v. gar·nished, gar·nish·ing, gar·nish·es

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.

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.]

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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

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

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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.

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

Imperative
garnish
garnish

Present
I garnish
you garnish
he/she/it garnishes
we garnish
you garnish
they garnish

Preterite
I garnished
you garnished
he/she/it garnished
we garnished
you garnished
they garnished

Present Continuous
I am garnishing
you are garnishing
he/she/it is garnishing
we are garnishing
you are garnishing
they are garnishing

Present Perfect
I have garnished
you have garnished
he/she/it has garnished
we have garnished
you have garnished
they have garnished

Past Continuous
I was garnishing
you were garnishing
he/she/it was garnishing
we were garnishing
you were garnishing
they were garnishing

Past Perfect
I had garnished
you had garnished
he/she/it had garnished
we had garnished
you had garnished
they had garnished

Future
I will garnish
you will garnish
he/she/it will garnish
we will garnish
you will garnish
they will garnish

Future Perfect
I will have garnished
you will have garnished
he/she/it will have garnished
we will have garnished
you will have garnished
they will have garnished

Future Continuous
I will be garnishing
you will be garnishing
he/she/it will be garnishing
we will be garnishing
you will be garnishing
they will be garnishing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been garnishing
you have been garnishing
he/she/it has been garnishing
we have been garnishing
you have been garnishing
they have been garnishing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been garnishing
you will have been garnishing
he/she/it will have been garnishing
we will have been garnishing
you will have been garnishing
they will have been garnishing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been garnishing
you had been garnishing
he/she/it had been garnishing
we had been garnishing
you had been garnishing
they had been garnishing

Conditional
I would garnish
you would garnish
he/she/it would garnish
we would garnish
you would garnish
they would garnish

Past Conditional
I would have garnished
you would have garnished
he/she/it would have garnished
we would have garnished
you would have garnished
they would have garnished

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garnish

To enhance a dish with edible decorations.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

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"

garnish

noun

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

verb

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

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garnish

verb

To furnish with decorations:

adorn, bedeck, deck (out), decorate, dress (up), embellish, ornament, trim.

Translations

بَرْقَشَه، زينَهيُبَرْقِش، يُزَيِّن

oblohaobložitozdobit

garneregarneringpyntpynte

garnieren Garnierung

guarnición

garnir garniture

köret

skreytaskreyting

guarnire

garnējumsgarnētrotājumsrotāt

garnere garnering

garnitürgarnitürlemeksüssüslemek

给...加配菜装饰配菜

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

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)

garnish

(ˈgaːniʃ) verb

to decorate (a dish of food). Parsley is often used to garnish salads.

noun

(an) edible decoration added to food.

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They spurred on to overtake him; but he was better mounted on a fresher steed, and kept at a wary distance, reconnoitring them with evident distrust; for the wild dress of the free trappers, their leggings, blankets, and cloth caps garnished with fur and topped off with feathers, even their very elf-locks and weather-bronzed complexions, gave them the look of Indians rather than white men, and made him mistake them for a war party of some hostile tribe.

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