garnish: Meaning and Definition of

gar•nish

1. to provide or supply with something ornamental; adorn; decorate.
2. to provide (a food) with something that adds flavor, decorative color, etc.: to garnish boiled potatoes with chopped parsley.
1. to attach (as money due or property belonging to a debtor) by garnishment; garnishee.
2. to summon in, so as to take part in litigation already pending between others.

1. something placed around or on a food or in a beverage to add flavor, decorative color, etc.
2. adornment or decoration.
3. a fee formerly demanded of a new convict or worker by the warden, boss, or fellow prisoners or workers.