Decoration vs. Garnish

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  • Decoration (noun)

    The act of adorning, embellishing, or honoring; ornamentation.

  • Decoration (noun)

    That which beautifies; something added by way of embellishment; ornament.

  • Decoration (noun)

    Specifically, any mark of worn upon the person, as a medal, cross, or ribbon of an order of knighthood, bestowed for services in war, great achievements in literature, art, etc.

  • Decoration (noun)

    The use of exotic sugars as decoys to distract the immune system of a host

  • Garnish (verb)

    To decorate with ornaments; to adorn; to embellish.

  • Garnish (verb)

    To ornament with something placed around it.

    “a dish garnished with parsley”

  • Garnish (verb)

    To furnish; to supply.

  • Garnish (verb)

    To fit with fetters; to fetter.

  • Garnish (verb)

    To warn by garnishment; to give notice to.

  • Garnish (verb)

    To have (money) set aside by court order (particularly for the payment of alleged debts); to garnishee.

  • Garnish (noun)

    A set of dishes, often pewter, containing a dozen pieces of several types.

  • Garnish (noun)

    Pewter vessels in general.

  • Garnish (noun)

    Something added for embellishment.

    “decoration|ornament”

  • Garnish (noun)

    Clothes; garments, especially when showy or decorative.

  • Garnish (noun)

    Something set round or upon a dish as an embellishment.

  • Garnish (noun)

    Fetters.

  • Garnish (noun)

    A fee; specifically, in English jails, formerly an unauthorized fee demanded from a newcomer by the older prisoners.

  • Garnish (noun)

    Cash.

Wiktionary
  • Garnish (verb)

    decorate or embellish (something, especially food)

    “garnish each serving with a dollop of sour cream”

  • Garnish (verb)

    serve notice on (a third party) for the purpose of legally seizing money belonging to a debtor or defendant.

  • Garnish (verb)

    seize (money, especially part of a person’s salary) to settle a debt or claim

    “the IRS garnished his earnings”

  • Garnish (noun)

    a small amount of food used to decorate other food

    “reserve a few watercress leaves for a garnish”

    “some flowers are edible and make attractive salad garnish”

Oxford Dictionary

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