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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
gar•nish /ˈgɑrnɪʃ/USA pronunciation   v. [~ + object]
  1. to provide or supply with something ornamental;
    adorn;
    decorate.
  2. to provide (a food) with something that adds flavor, decorative color, etc.:garnished the lamb chops with parsley.
  3. Lawgarnishee.

n. 
  1. something placed around or on a food or in a beverage to add flavor, decorative color, etc.: [countable]a garnish of parsley.[uncountable]Sprinkle some garnish on this salad.
  2. [uncountable] adornment;
    decoration.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
gar•nish  (gär′nish),USA pronunciation v.t. 
  1. to provide or supply with something ornamental;
    adorn;
    decorate.
  2. to provide (a food) with something that adds flavor, decorative color, etc.:to garnish boiled potatoes with chopped parsley.
  3. Law
    • to attach (as money due or property belonging to a debtor) by garnishment;
      garnishee.
    • to summon in, so as to take part in litigation already pending between others.

n. 
  1. something placed around or on a food or in a beverage to add flavor, decorative color, etc.
  2. adornment or decoration.
  3. British Terms[Chiefly Brit.]a fee formerly demanded of a new convict or worker by the warden, boss, or fellow prisoners or workers.
  • Gmc); compare warn
  • Old French garniss- (extended stem of garnir, guarnir to furnish
  • Middle English garnishen 1300–50
gar′nish•a•ble, adj. 
gar′nish•er, n. 
    1. embellish, ornament, beautify, trim, bedeck, bedizen, set off, enhance. 5. ornament; garniture.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
garnish /ˈɡɑːnɪʃ/ vb (transitive)
  1. to decorate; trim
  2. to add something to (food) in order to improve its appearance or flavour
    • to serve with notice of proceedings; warn
    • obsolete to summon to proceedings already in progress
    • to attach (a debt)
  4. slang to extort money from
 n
  1. a decoration; trimming
  2. something, such as parsley, added to a dish for its flavour or decorative effect
  3. obsolete slang a payment illegally extorted, as from a prisoner by his or her jailer
Etymology: 14th Century: from Old French garnir to adorn, equip, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German warnōn to pay heedˈgarnisher, ˈgarnishor n
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