Garnish

a. [Fr. garnir, to equip with nece aries; It. guarnire, to furnish; allied to A. S. gearwian, to prepare. See GEAR.] To adorn; to decorate with appendages; to set off with acce ories; to embellish. "All the streets were garnished with the citizens in their liveries." Bacon . -To ornament or embellish, as a dish with something encircling it; as, a turkey garnished with sausages. - To furnish, as a fortified position with troops. - To equip with fetters. (Used in an ironical sense.) -n. Ornament; decoration; adventitious embellishment. "So are you sweet Ev'n in the lovely garnish of a boy."-Shaks. (Cookery.) Trimmings, ., strewed round or upon a dish as a decoration or embellishment. -Fetters. - An entrance-fee paid by a prisoner on first entering a jail to those already incarcerated, by way of premium of admi ion into the fraternity. (Cant.)