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gar·nish
/ˈgɑrnɪʃ/
裝飾,裝飾品(
vt
.)裝飾
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Gar·nish
v. t.
[
imp. &
p
. p.
Garnished
p.
pr
. &
vb
. n.
Garnishing
.]
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
]
5.
Law
To
warn
by
garnishment
;
to
give
notice
to
;
to
garnishee
.
See
Garnishee
,
v. t.
From:
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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
,
such
as
parsley
.
See
Garnish
,
v. t.
, 2.
3.
Fetters
. [
Cant
]
4.
A
fee
;
specifically
,
in
English
jails
,
formerly
an
unauthorized
fee
demanded
by
the
old
prisoners
of
a
newcomer
. [
Cant
]
Garnish bolt
Carp.
,
a
bolt
with
a
chamfered
or
faceted
head
.
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From:
WordNet (r) 2.0
garnish
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
]
2:
decorate
(
food
),
as
with
parsley
or
other
ornamental
foods
[
syn
:
trim
,
dress
]
From:
Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
Garnish
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
.
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