Definition of Garnishing

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garnishing
adj. decorating or adorning food
n. decoration and adornment of food; legal confiscation of property or funds

garnish
v. decorate, adorn; embellish a dish of food; legally confiscate property or funds

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Garnishing Definition from Government Dictionaries & Glossaries

DOD Dictionary of Military Terms
garnishing
(*) In surveillance, natural or artificial material applied to an object to achieve or assist camouflage.
  


Garnishing Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Garnishing
(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Garnish
  

WordNet 2.0
garnish

Noun
1. something (such as parsley) added to a dish for flavor or decoration
(hypernym) decoration, ornament, ornamentation
(hyponym) topping
(derivation) trim, dress
2. any decoration added as a trimming or adornment
(hypernym) decoration, ornament, ornamentation
(derivation) trim, dress

Verb
1. take a debtor's wages on legal orders, such as for child support; "His employer garnished his wages in order to pay his debt"
(synonym) garnishee
(hypernym) impound, attach, sequester, confiscate, seize
(derivation) garnishment
2. decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods
(synonym) trim, dress
(hypernym) decorate, adorn, grace, ornament, embellish, beautify
(verb-group) dress, dress out

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