— garnishable , adj. — garnisher , n.
/gahr"nish/ , v.t.
1. to provide or supply with something ornamental; adorn; decorate.
2. to provide (a food) with something that adds flavor, decorative color, etc.: to garnish boiled potatoes with chopped parsley.
3. Law.
a. to attach (as money due or property belonging to a debtor) by garnishment; garnishee.
b. to summon in, so as to take part in litigation already pending between others.
n.
4. something placed around or on a food or in a beverage to add flavor, decorative color, etc.
5. adornment or decoration.
6. Chiefly Brit. a fee formerly demanded of a new convict or worker by the warden, boss, or fellow prisoners or workers.
[ 1300-50; ME garnishen garniss- (extended s. of garnir, guarnir to furnish ]
Syn. 1. embellish, ornament, beautify, trim, bedeck, bedizen, set off, enhance. 5. ornament; garniture.