Dictionary

garnish

Webster 1828

G'ARNISH, verb transitive 1. To adorn; to decorate with appendages; to set off.All within with flowers was garnished.2. To fit with fetters; a cant term.3. To furnish; to supply; as a fort garnished with troops.4. In law, to warn; to give notice. [See Garnishee.]G'ARNISH, noun Ornament; something added for embellishment; decoration.Matter and figure they produce; For garnish this, and that for use.1. In jails, fetters; a cant term.2. Pensiuncula carceraria; a fee; an acknowledgment in money when first a prisoner goes to jail