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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

G`ARNISH, v.t.
1. To adorn; to decorate with appendages; to set off.
All within with flowers was garnished.
2. To fit with fetters; a cant term.
3. To furnish; to supply; as a fort garnished with troops.
4. In law, to warn; to give notice. [See Garnishee.]
G`ARNISH, n. Ornament; something added for embellishment; decoration.
Matter and figure they produce;
For garnish this, and that for use.
1. In jails, fetters; a cant term.
2. Pensiuncula carceraria; a fee; an acknowledgment in money when first a prisoner goes to jail.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

n
1: something (such as parsley) added to a dish for flavor or decoration
2: any decoration added as a trimming or adornment v
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" [syn: garnishee, garnish]
2: decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods [syn: trim, garnish, dress]

Merriam Webster's

I. transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French garniss-, stem of garnir to warn, equip, garnish, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German warn?n to take heed — more at warn Date: 14th century 1. a. decorate, embellish b. to add decorative or savory touches to (food or drink) 2. to equip with accessories ; furnish 3. garnishee Synonyms: see adorn II. noun Date: 1596 1. embellishment, ornament 2. something (as lemon wedges or parsley) used to garnish food or drink 3. a. an unauthorized fee formerly extorted from a new inmate of an English jail b. a similar payment required of a new worker

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v. & n. --v.tr. 1 decorate or embellish (esp. food). 2 Law a serve notice on (a person) for the purpose of legally seizing money belonging to a debtor or defendant. b summon (a person) as a party to litigation started between others. --n. (also garnishing) a decoration or embellishment, esp. to food. Derivatives: garnishment n. (in sense 2). Etymology: ME f. OF garnir f. Gmc

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Garnish Gar"nish, n. 1. Something added for embellishment; decoration; ornament; also, dress; garments, especially such as are showy or decorated. So are you, sweet, Even in the lovely garnish of a boy. --Shak. Matter and figure they produce; For garnish this, and that for use. --Prior. 2. (Cookery) Something set round or upon a dish as an embellishment. See Garnish, v. t., 2. --Smart. 3. Fetters. [Cant] 4. A fee; specifically, in English jails, formerly an unauthorized fee demanded by the old prisoners of a newcomer. [Cant] --Fielding. Garnish bolt (Carp.), a bolt with a chamfered or faceted head. --Knight.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

Garnish Gar"nish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Garnished; p. pr. & vb. n. Garnishing.] [OE. garnischen, garnissen, OF. garnir to provide, strengthen, prepare, garnish, warn, F. garnir to provide, furnish, garnish, -- of German origin; cf. OHG. warn[=o]n to provide, equip; akin to G. wahren to watch, E. aware, ware, wary, and cf. also E. warn. See Wary, -ish, and cf. Garment, Garrison.] 1. To decorate with ornamental appendages; to set off; to adorn; to embellish. All within with flowers was garnished. --Spenser. 2. (Cookery) To ornament, as a dish, with something laid about it; as, a dish garnished with parsley. 3. To furnish; to supply. 4. To fit with fetters. [Cant] --Johnson. 5. (Law) To warn by garnishment; to give notice to; to garnishee. See Garnishee, v. t. --Cowell.

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(garnishes, garnishing, garnished) 1. A garnish is a small amount of salad, herbs, or other food that is used to decorate cooked or prepared food. ...a garnish of chopped raw onion, tomato and fresh coriander... Reserve some watercress for garnish. N-VAR 2. If you garnish cooked or prepared food, you decorate it with a garnish. She had finished the vegetables and was garnishing the roast. VERB: V n

Easton's Bible Dictionary

overlay with stones (2 Chr. 3:6), adorn (Rev. 21:19), deck with garlands (Matt. 23:29), furnish (12:44).

In Job 26:13 (Heb. shiphrah, meaning "brightness"), "By his spirit the heavens are brightness" i.e., are bright, splendid, beautiful.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

gar'-nish (tsippah, shiphrah; kosmeo):

The word is used twice in the Old Testament. In 2Ch 3:6, tsippah means "to overlay," or "to plate." Thus, he "garnished" the house or "overlaid" it, "studded" it, with precious stones, and thus adorned and beautified it. In Job 26:13, shiphrah is a feminine noun meaning "fairness," "beauty," "brilliancy." "By his Spirit the heavens are garnished," i.e. the clouds are driven off by the wind or breath of Yahweh, and the sky made bright and clear.

In the New Testament (Mt 12:44; 23:29) the word kosmeo means "set in order," "make ready," "adorn," etc. In Mt 25:7 it is translated "trimmed," and in Re 21:19 "adorned."

J. J. Reeve

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

v. a. Adorn, decorate, embellish, deck, bedeck, beautify, grace, ornament, prank, set off, set out, trick out.

1811 Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue

An entrance fee demanded by the old prisoners of one just committed to gaol.

Moby Thesaurus

adjunct, adorn, adornment, annex, arrangement, array, attach, beautify, bedeck, bedizen, blazon, collectivize, color, color patterns, commandeer, communalize, communize, confiscate, dandify, deck, deck out, decor, decorate, decoration, distrain, dizen, doll up, dress, dress up, elaboration, embellish, embellishment, emblazon, emblazonment, emblazonry, embroider, embroidery, enrich, expropriate, fig out, fix up, flourish, flower arrangement, furbish, furniture arrangement, garnishment, garniture, grace, gussy up, illumination, impound, impress, levy, nationalize, ornament, ornamentation, paint, prank, prank up, preen, press, prettify, primp, primp up, prink, prink up, redecorate, redo, refurbish, replevin, replevy, sequester, sequestrate, set off, set out, smarten, smarten up, socialize, spruce up, titivate, trick out, trick up, trim, trimming, window dressing