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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Garnish \Gar"nish\, verb (used with an object) [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}, verb (used with an object) --Cowell.
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