Hypertext Webster Gateway: "garnished"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Garnish \Gar"nish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Garnished}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Garnishing}.] [OE. garnischen, garnissen, OF. garnir
to provide, strengthen, prepare, garnish, warn, F. garnir to
provide, furnish, garnish, -- of German origin; cf. OHG.
warn[=o]n to provide, equip; akin to G. wahren to watch, E.
aware, ware, wary, and cf. also E. warn. See {Wary}, {-ish},
and cf. {Garment}, {Garrison}.]
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] --Johnson.
5. (Law) To warn by garnishment; to give notice to; to
garnishee. See {Garnishee}, v. t. --Cowell.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
garnished
adj : having decorative or flavorful additions; sometimes used in
combination; "a whole salmon garnished with lemon
slices"; "parsley-garnished potatoes"
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