garnish
IPA: gˈɑrnɪʃ
noun
- A set of dishes, often pewter, containing a dozen pieces of several types.
- Pewter vessels in general.
- Something added for embellishment.
- Clothes; garments, especially when showy or decorative.
- (cooking) Something set round or upon a dish as an embellishment.
- (slang, obsolete) Fetters.
- (slang, historical) A fee; specifically, in English jails, formerly an unauthorized fee demanded from a newcomer by the older prisoners.
- (US, slang) Cash.
- A town in Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada.
verb
- To decorate with ornaments; to adorn; to embellish.
- (cooking) To ornament with something placed around it.
- (archaic) To furnish; to supply.
- (slang, archaic) To fit with fetters; to fetter.
- (law) To warn by garnishment; to give notice to.
- (law) To have (money) set aside by court order (particularly for the payment of alleged debts); to garnishee.
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Examples of "garnish" in Sentences
- I am garnishing the dish with barberries.
- It is garnished with sprig of mint leaves.
- It was garnished with sprig of mint leaves.
- A garnish of parsley serves the same purpose.
- The fried onions is sprinkled on top to garnish.
- The brunoise is used as a garnish in many dishes.
- It is often garnished with mint to add to the taste.
- Finally, the salad is garnished with tinned anchovies.
- Intangible personal property that is and is not subject to garnishment.
- To garnish it, powdered cinnamon is spread on top of the finished natilla.