garnish
noun
1. something (such as parsley) added to a dish for flavor or decoration
Definition categories: food, decoration, ornament, ornamentation
2. any decoration added as a trimming or adornment
Definition categories: man–made, decoration, ornament, ornamentation
verb
1. take a debtor's wages on legal orders, such as for child support
- His employer garnished his wages in order to pay his debt
Similar word(s): garnishee
Definition categories: possession, attach, confiscate, impound, seize, sequester
2. decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods
Definition categories: creation, adorn, beautify, decorate, embellish, grace, ornament
Sentences with garnish as a verb:
- By his spirit he hath garnished the heavens; his hand hath formed the crooked serpent. (Job 26:13, KJV)