garnish

Meanings

1. 1
   verb

   to decorate food with a small embellishment; such a decoration

   He garnished the soup with a sprig of parsley.

From Middle English 'garnisshen', from Old French 'garniss-', stem of 'garnir' ('to provide, equip, fortify'), of Germanic origin, from Frankish '*warnjan' ('to warn, take heed').

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