garnish

English

/ˈɡɑɹnɪʃ/, /ˈɡɑːnɪʃ/

verb

Definitions

To decorate with ornaments; to adorn; to embellish.
(cooking) To ornament with something placed around it.
(archaic) To furnish; to supply.
(slang) To fit with fetters; to fetter.
(legal) To warn by garnishment; to give notice to.
(legal) To have (money) set aside by court order (particularly for the payment of alleged debts); to garnishee.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English garnischen derived from Old French garnir, garniss- derived from Frankish *warnjan (refuse, deny) derived from Proto-Germanic *warnijaną (care, heed, worry), *warnōną (warn, take heed) derived from Proto-Indo-European *wer- (heed, cover, defend, protect, burn, close, save, bend, turn, guard, rope, squirrel, envelop, boil, crook, notice, give heed, string, watch, speak, note, high, twist, perceive, tie, sense, blister, bond, blacken, shut, be wary, shelter, bind with a rope, highland, sketch an outline, become aware, take heed, stoat, make, cut, look out for, raised area, be aware, be watchful, tear, pay attention, scratch, observe, tuber, lump, work, be careful).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*wer-

Gloss

heed, cover, defend, protect, burn, close, save, bend, turn, guard, rope, squirrel, envelop, boil, crook, notice, give heed, string, watch, speak, note, high, twist, perceive, tie, sense, blister, bond, blacken, shut, be wary, shelter, bind with a rope, highland, sketch an outline, become aware, take heed, stoat, make, cut, look out for, raised area, be aware, be watchful, tear, pay attention, scratch, observe, tuber, lump, work, be careful

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