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   garnish

   /ˈɡɑːnɪʃ/

   verb

   • 1. decorate or embellish (something, especially food): "garnish each serving with a dollop of sour cream"
   • 2. serve notice on (a third party) for the purpose of legally seizing money belonging to a debtor or defendant.
   • ▪ seize (money, especially part of a person's salary) to settle a debt or claim: "the IRS garnished his earnings"

   noun

   • 1. a small amount of food used to decorate other food: "reserve a few watercress leaves for a garnish"

   Word Origin Middle English (in the sense ‘equip, arm’): from Old French garnir, probably of Germanic origin and related to warn. garnish (sense 1 of the verb) dates from the late 17th century.

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