Word of the Day – Garnish
Garnish – g aa n ih sh
To decorate
Can you garnish the salad with those oranges?
Definition verb (used with object)
to provide or supply with something ornamental; adorn; decorate
to provide (a food) with something that adds flavour, decorative colour,
1. to attach (as money due or property belonging to a debtor) by garnishment; garnisheeto summon in, so as to take part in litigation already pending between others.
noun
something placed around or on a food or in a beverage to add flavour, decorative color, etc.
adornment or decoration.
Chiefly British. a fee formerly demanded of a new convict or worker by the warden, boss, or fellow prisoners or workers.
How to Pronounce
Synonyms for garnish
embellish, ornament, beautify, trim, bedeck, bedizen, set off, enhance.
Entries near garnish
garnetiferous, garnet paper, garnett, garni, garnierite, garnish, garnishee, garnishment, garniture, Garonne, garote
First known usage
1300–50; Middle English garnishen, from Old French garniss- (extended stem of garnir, guarnir “to furnish,” from Germanic ); cf. warn
