garnish

(gär'nĭsh)
tr.v., -nished, -nish·ing, -nish·es.

1. 1. To enhance in appearance by adding decorative touches; embellish: a coat that was garnished with a fur collar.
   2. To decorate (prepared food or drink) with small colorful or savory items: garnished the potatoes with parsley.
2. Law. To garnishee.

n.

1. 1. Ornamentation; embellishment.
   2. 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.

[Middle English garnishen, from Old French garnir, garniss-, of Germanic origin.]

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To bring a garnishment proceeding; to attach wages or other property pursuant to such a proceeding.

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Small pieces of vegetables, herbs, croûtons, pastry, etc., used to decorate a dish before serving.

n. A decorative, edible accompaniment to finished dishes, from appetizers to desserts. Garnishes can be placed under, around or on food, depending on the dish. They vary from simple sprigs of parsley or exotically carved vegetables on plated food, to croutons in soup, to chocolate leaves on top of chocolate mousse. Garnishes should not only be appealing to the eye, but should also echo or complement the flavor of the dish. garnish v. To decorate or accompany a dish with a garnish.

verb

To furnish with decorations: adorn, bedeck, deck² (out), decorate, dress (up), embellish, ornament, trim. See beautiful/ugly.

n

Definition: embellishment, improvement
Antonyms: decrease, divestment, plainness

v

Definition: embellish, improve
Antonyms: decrease, divest, harm, hurt, leave plain, strip

To bring a garnishment proceeding or to attach wages or other property pursuant to such a proceeding.

(DOD, NATO) In surveillance, natural or artificial material applied to an object to achieve or assist camouflage.

IN BRIEF: To decorate food to make it look or taste better.

The garnish on the plate was really quite artistic in its arrangement.

Tutor's tip: The bride insisted on the expensive meal not knowing her father would need to "garnishee" (withhold part of wages to repay a debt) his wages just to afford the "garnish" (food decoration).

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• Preparations and Presentations - garnish: (vb) decorate with edible ornaments, such as parsley

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - garnere, pynte, pryde
n. - garnering, pynt, staffage, betaling til fangevogter i fængsel

Nederlands (Dutch)
garneren, dagvaarden, garneersel

Français (French)
v. tr. - orner de, garnir de
n. - (Culin) garniture

Deutsch (German)
v. - garnieren, schmücken
n. - Garnierung, Schmuck

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - διακοσμώ, στολίζω, (μαγειρ.) γαρνίρω
n. - στολίδι, στοιχείο διακόσμησης, (μαγειρ.) γαρνιτούρα

Italiano (Italian)
decorare, guarnire, decorazione, guarnizione

Português (Portuguese)
v. - adornar, embargar (Jur.), penhorar (Jur.), notificar (Jur.), guarnecer (Culin.)
n. - adorno (m), guarnição (f) (Culin.)

Русский (Russian)
украшать, гарнировать, отделка, гарнир

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - guarnecer, adornar, aderezar
n. - guarnición, adorno, aderezo

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - garnera, belägga med kvarstad (jur.), pressa på pengar (sl.)
n. - garnering (kok.), utsmyckning

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
装饰, 装饰品

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 裝飾
n. - 裝飾, 裝飾品

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 장식하다, (음식에) 고명을 곁들이다
n. - 장식하는 물건, (문학의) 수식

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 装飾する, つまを添える, 飾る
n. - 装飾物, つま

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يزخرف, يزين (الاسم) تابل للنكهه, زخرف‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮קישט (מנה, אוכל), זימן למשפט, מסר הודעה על עיקול-כספים‬
n. - ‮קישוט, בעיקר של אוכל‬

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