garniture

[ gahr-ni-cher, -choor ]
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noun
  1. something that garnishes; decoration; adornment.

  2. Armor. a set of plate armor having pieces of exchange for all purposes.

Origin of garniture

1
1525–35; <French, equivalent to Middle French garni(r) to garnish + -ture noun suffix; see -ure

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How to use garniture in a sentence

  • “Allons—dites lui les noms de toute la garniture,” said Madame de Fontanges to her attendants.

    Newton Forster | Captain Frederick Marryat
  • The trees cast aside their long-worn garniture of green, and flaunted proudly in gorgeous robes of gold and crimson.

  • This dish may be made more attractive in appearance if a few of the finest berries are saved and used as a garniture.

    Woman's Institute Library of Cookery, Vol. 5 | Woman's Institute of Domestic Arts and Sciences
  • Here nature begins to assume a ruder aspect; and the silken bands of love gives way to the rustic garniture of war.

    Voyage of H.M.S. Pandora | Edward Edwards
  • Every kind of tree has as marked individuality in its icy garniture as in its summer foliage.

    In New England Fields and Woods | Rowland E. Robinson

British Dictionary definitions for garniture

garniture

/ (ˈɡɑːnɪtʃə) /


noun
  1. decoration or embellishment

Origin of garniture

1
C16: from French, from garnir to garnish

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