garnish
About 0.79 uses per million words.
Meaning
- verb To decorate with ornaments; to adorn; to embellish.
- verb To ornament with something placed around it.
a dish garnished with a sprig/spray of parsley
- verb To furnish; to supply.
- verb To fit with fetters; to fetter.
- verb To warn by garnishment; to give notice to.
- verb To have (money) set aside by court order (particularly for the payment of alleged debts); to garnishee.
- noun A set of dishes, often pewter, containing a dozen pieces of several types.
- noun Pewter vessels in general.
Similar words
dress trim decoration ornament decorating lining clothe upholstery stuffing trimming
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Word family
garnished garnishes garnishing
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