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Garnishing
(gcide) | 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.
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All within with flowers was garnished. --Spenser.
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2. (Cookery) To ornament, as a dish, with something laid
about it; as, a dish garnished with parsley.
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3. To furnish; to supply.
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4. To fit with fetters. [Cant] --Johnson.
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5. (Law) To warn by garnishment; to give notice to; to
garnishee. See Garnishee, v. t. --Cowell.
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degarnishing
(gcide) | degarnish \de*gar"nish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. degarnished; p.
pr. & vb. n. degarnishing.] [F. d['e]garnir; pref. d['e]-,
des- (L. dis-) + garnir to furnish. See Garnish, and cf.
Disgarnish.]
1. To strip or deprive of entirely, as of furniture,
ornaments, etc.; to disgarnish; as, to degarnish a house,
etc. [R.]
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2. To deprive of a garrison, or of troops necessary for
defense; as, to degarnish a city or fort. [R.]
--Washington.
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