garnish
garnish
Definition
gar·nish (gär′nis̸h)
transitive verb
- to decorate; adorn; embellish; trim
- to decorate (food) with something that adds color or flavor a steak garnished with parsley
- Law to attach as a result of a garnishment
Etymology: ME garnischen < extended stem of OFr garnir, to furnish, protect < Gmc *warnjan > warn
noun
- a decoration; ornament
- something put on or around food to add color or flavor, as parsley or watercress
- Obsolete a fee, esp. one formerly extorted from new prisoners by inmates of English jails or by the jailer
gar′·nisher noun
garnish
Synonyms
garnish
Synonyms
garnish
Law Definition
v
To seize a debtors property, held by a third party, in
order to recover a debt; commonly against debtors earnings from an employer.
garnish
Usage Examples
Object
- salad: Arrange the cheese, egg and apple mixture in the middle and garnish the salad with slices of the remaining egg and apple.
- soup: Slice the bulbs in half and use to garnish soups or grilled or roasted meat or fish.
- dish: Spoon the tofu and pepper stir-fry onto the plates and garnish the dish with the chopped fresh chives.
- plate: Slice some lemon and cut each slice half through, so that you can garnish each plate with a twist.
- bread: Cheese would be a good starting point, or perhaps bread garnished with butter.
- fish: Also eaten in salads and used by Japanese to garnish fish, what a useful herb!
Converse of object
- exclude: Our cakes exclude any garnishes and decorations as everyone has their own ideas of how to decorate their ' cake ' .
- make: The flowers are perfectly edible, they make a pretty garnish anyway.
- add: During the setting time we can add a little garnish.
Adjective modifier
- opulent: The most opulent garnish in the world - gold leaf is the perfect decoration for the Wedding Table.
Modifying Another Word
- immediately: Season with salt and pepper to taste and serve immediately garnish with the lemons slices and parsley.
- then: When happy serve over the lamb then garnish with the zest of an orange and some finely shredded mint.
Noun used with modifier
- salad: Choose only low-fat options and pile your plate up with lots of the salad garnish to pick at.
Preposition: with
- sprig: Pour over ice cubes, add soda water to taste and garnish with a sprig of mint and a slice of orange.
- wedge: Top with the tuna steak and garnish with a lime wedge.
- parsley: Place on hot plates and garnish with parsley and lime or lemon wedges.
- watercress: Arrange on four very hot plates and garnish with watercress.
- coriander: Transfer to serving dice and garnish with fresh coriander.
- chive: Arrange the scallops on top of the salad, drizzle with some miso dressing and garnish with chives and lime.
Preposition: for
- dish: We kept the tail, a few of the legs and the head as a garnish for the dish.
