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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Garnish \Gar"nish\, n.
1. Something added for embellishment; decoration; ornament;
also, dress; garments, especially such as are showy or
decorated.
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So are you, sweet,
Even in the lovely garnish of a boy. --Shak.
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Matter and figure they produce;
For garnish this, and that for use. --Prior.
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2. (Cookery) Something set round or upon a dish as an
embellishment, such as {parsley}. See {Garnish}, v. t., 2.
--Smart.
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3. Fetters. [Cant]
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4. A fee; specifically, in English jails, formerly an
unauthorized fee demanded by the old prisoners of a
newcomer. [Cant] --Fielding.
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{Garnish bolt} (Carp.), a bolt with a chamfered or faceted
head. --Knight.
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