Garnish /(?)/

Gar·nish

Garnish

v. t.

imp. & p. p. Garnished; p. pr. & vb. n. Garnishing

  1. To decorate with ornamental appendages; to set off; to adorn; to embellish.
    All within with flowers was garnished.
  2. To ornament, as a dish, with something laid about it; as, a dish garnished with parsley. (Cookery)
  3. To furnish; to supply.
  4. To fit with fetters. [Cant]
  5. To warn by garnishment; to give notice to; to garnishee. See Garnishee, v. t. (Law)

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.
    Matter and figure they produce; For garnish this, and that for use.
  2. Something set round or upon a dish as an embellishment, such as parsley. See Garnish, v. t., 2. (Cookery)
  3. Fetters. [Cant]
  4. A fee; specifically, in English jails, formerly an unauthorized fee demanded by the old prisoners of a newcomer. [Cant]

Phrases & Compounds

Garnish bolt
a bolt with a chamfered or faceted head.