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What does garnish mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word garnish? Here's what it means.

Verb
  1. To decorate with ornaments; to adorn; to embellish.
  2. (cooking) To ornament with something placed around it.
  3. To furnish; to supply.
  4. (slang, archaic) To fit with fetters; to fetter
  5. (law) To warn by garnishment; to give notice to; to garnishee.
Noun
  1. A set of dishes, often pewter, containing a dozen pieces of several types.
  2. Pewter vessels in general.
  3. Something added for embellishment
  4. clothes; garments, especially when showy or decorative.
  5. (cooking) Something set round or upon a dish as an embellishment.
  6. (slang, obsolete) Fetters.
  7. (slang, historical) A fee; specifically, in English jails, formerly an unauthorized fee demanded from a newcomer by the older prisoners.
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