transitive verb

1. to decorate; adorn; embellish; trim
2. to decorate (food) with something that adds color or flavor a steak garnished with parsley
3. Law to attach as a result of a garnishment

Etymology: ME garnischen < extended stem of OFr garnir, to furnish, protect < Gmc *warnjan > warn

noun

1. a decoration; ornament
2. something put on or around food to add color or flavor, as parsley or watercress
3. Obsolete a fee, esp. one formerly extorted from new prisoners by inmates of English jails or by the jailer