| Definitions of 'garnish' |
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1. (noun) garnish
something (such as parsley) added to a dish for flavor or decoration
2. (verb) garnish
any decoration added as a trimming or adornment
3. (verb) garnishee, 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"
4. (verb) trim, garnish, dress
decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods
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| Definitions of 'garnish' |
Webster 1913 Dictionary |
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1. (noun) garnish
something added for embellishment; decoration; ornament; also, dress; garments, especially such as are showy or decorated
2. (noun) garnish
something set round or upon a dish as an embellishment. See Garnish, v. t., 2
3. (verb) garnish
to decorate with ornamental appendages; to set off; to adorn; to embellish
4. (verb) garnish
to ornament, as a dish, with something laid about it; as, a dish garnished with parsley
5. (verb) garnish
to furnish; to supply
6. (verb) garnish
to fit with fetters
7. (verb) garnish
to warn by garnishment; to give notice to; to garnishee. See Garnishee, v. t
8. (verb) garnish
fetters
9. (verb) garnish
a fee; specifically, in English jails, formerly an unauthorized fee demanded by the old prisoners of a newcomer
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