[gar.ner] n [ME, fr. OF gernier, grenier, fr. L granarium, fr. granum grain--more at corn] (12c) 1 a: granary b: a grain bin
2: something that is collected: accumulation
[2]garner vt gar.nered ; gar.ner.ing (14c) 1 a: to gather into storage b: to deposit as if in a granary "volumes in which he has ~ed the fruits of his lifetime labors --Reinhold Niebuhr"
2. a: to acquire by effort: earn b: accumulate, collect