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To decorate food to make it look or taste better.

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  • The garnish on the plate was really quite artistic in its arrangement.
  • This, he said, was what they call garnish, and concluded with advising his new customer to draw his purse upon the present occasion.
  • And two slices on fresh avocado on top for garnish is cool too.
  • Some of my favorite additives are, pickle juice, A1 only a dab and the garnish is everything ….
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  • The bride insisted on the expensive meal not knowing her father would need to "garnishee" (withhold part of wages to repay a debt) his wages just to afford the "garnish" (food decoration).
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