#552 garnish

garnish- to decorate; trim; to add something to food in order to improve its appearance

C14 from Old French garnir to adorn, equip, of Germanic origin, Old High German warnon to pay heed

The guy who first trained me to mix drinks called a garnish "garbage."

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