garnish

/ˈɡɑːnɪʃ/ · noun

Meaning

A set of dishes, often pewter, containing a dozen pieces of several types.
Pewter vessels in general.
Something added for embellishment.
Clothes; garments, especially when showy or decorative.
Something set round or upon a dish as an embellishment.
Fetters.
To decorate with ornaments; to adorn; to embellish.
To ornament with something placed around it.
To furnish; to supply.
To fit with fetters; to fetter.
To warn by garnishment; to give notice to.
To have (money) set aside by court order (particularly for the payment of alleged debts); to garnishee.

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