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garnish  vb 
1 to decorate; trim 
2 to add something to (food) in order to improve its appearance or flavour 
3  (Law) 
a to serve with notice of proceedings; warn 
b Obsolete to summon to proceedings already in progress 
c to attach (a debt) 
4 Slang to extort money from  n 
5 a decoration; trimming 
6 something, such as parsley, added to a dish for its flavour or decorative effect 
7 Obsolete slang a payment illegally extorted, as from a prisoner by his jailer 
 (C14: from Old French garnir to adorn, equip, of Germanic origin; compare Old High German warnon to pay heed) 
♦  garnisher  n