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Noun: garnish  gaa(r)-nish
  1. Something (such as parsley) added to a dish for flavour or decoration
    "The chef used a sprig of mint as a garnish for the dessert"
     
  2. Any decoration added as a trimming or adornment
    "The chef added a sprig of parsley as a garnish to the plate"
Verb: garnish  gaa(r)-nish
  1. 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
     
  2. Decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods
    "She garnished the cocktail with a lemon twist";
    - trim, dress

Derived forms: garnished, garnishes, garnishing

Type of: adorn, attach, beautify, confiscate, decorate, decoration, embellish, fancify, grace, impound, ornament, ornamentation, seize, sequester, sequestrate

Encyclopedia: Garnish, Tom