Meaning Of Garnish

v. t.

To decorate with ornamental appendages; to set off; to adorn; to embellish.
v. t.

To ornament, as a dish, with something laid about it; as, a dish garnished with parsley.
v. t.

To furnish; to supply.
v. t.

To fit with fetters.
v. t.

To warn by garnishment; to give notice to; to garnishee. See Garnishee, v. t.
n.

Something added for embellishment; decoration; ornament; also, dress; garments, especially such as are showy or decorated.
n.

Something set round or upon a dish as an embellishment. See Garnish, v. t., 2.
v. t.

Fetters.
v. t.

A fee; specifically, in English jails, formerly an unauthorized fee demanded by the old prisoners of a newcomer.