p. pr. cf.
OHG. warnon 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.
garnish , n. 1.Something added for embellishment; decoration; ornament; also,
dress; garments, especially such as are showy or decorated.
So are you, sweet,
Even in the lovely garnish of a boy.
Shak.
Matter and figure they produce;
For garnish this, and that for use.
Prior.
2. (Cookery) Something set round or
upon a dish as an embellishment. See Garnish, v.
t., 2. Smart.
3. Fetters. (Cant)
4. A fee; specifically, in English jails,
formerly an unauthorized fee demanded by the old prisoners of a
newcomer. (Cant) Fielding.
Garnish bolt (Carp.), a bolt with a
chamfered or faceted head. Knight.
