Decoration vs. Garnish — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Decoration and Garnish
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Decoration
The act, process, technique, or art of decorating.
Garnish
Decorate or embellish (something, especially food)
Garnish each serving with a dollop of sour cream
Decoration
Something used to decorate, especially when put up temporarily to celebrate or call attention to a special occasion.
Garnish
Serve notice on (a third party) for the purpose of legally seizing money belonging to a debtor or defendant.
Decoration
An emblem of honor, such as a medal or badge.
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Garnish
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
Decoration
The act of adorning, embellishing, or honoring; ornamentation.
Garnish
To enhance in appearance by adding decorative touches; embellish
A coat that was garnished with a fur collar.
Decoration
Any item that adorns, enriches, or beautifies; something added by way of embellishment or ornamentation.
Garnish
To decorate (prepared food or drink) with small colorful or savory items
Garnished the potatoes with parsley.
Decoration
Specifically, any mark of honor to be 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.
Garnish
To seize (property such as wages) by garnishment.
Decoration
The use of exotic sugars as decoys to distract the immune system of a host
Garnish
To serve (someone) with papers announcing the garnishment of that person's property in order to satisfy a debt.
Decoration
The act of adorning, embellishing, or honoring; ornamentation.
Garnish
An ornamentation or embellishment, especially one added to a prepared food or drink for decoration or added flavor.
Decoration
That which adorns, enriches, or beautifies; something added by way of embellishment; ornament.
The hall was celebrated for . . . the richness of its decoration.
Garnish
To decorate with ornaments; to adorn; to embellish.
Decoration
Specifically, any mark of honor to be 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.
Garnish
(cooking) To ornament with something placed around it.
A dish garnished with parsley
Decoration
Something used to beautify
Garnish
(archaic) To furnish; to supply.
Decoration
An award for winning a championship or commemorating some other event
Garnish
To fit with fetters; to fetter.
Decoration
The act of decorating something (in the hope of making it more attractive)
Garnish
(legal) To warn by garnishment; to give notice to.
Garnish
(legal) To have (money) set aside by court order (particularly for the payment of alleged debts); to garnishee.
Garnish
A set of dishes, often pewter, containing a dozen pieces of several types.
Garnish
Pewter vessels in general.
Garnish
Something added for embellishment.
Garnish
Clothes; garments, especially when showy or decorative.
Garnish
(cookery) Something set round or upon a dish as an embellishment.
Garnish
Fetters.
Garnish
A fee; specifically, in English jails, formerly an unauthorized fee demanded from a newcomer by the older prisoners.
Garnish
Cash.
Garnish
To decorate with ornamental appendages; to set off; to adorn; to embellish.
All within with flowers was garnished.
Garnish
To ornament, as a dish, with something laid about it; as, a dish garnished with parsley.
Garnish
To furnish; to supply.
Garnish
To fit with fetters.
Garnish
Something added for embellishment; decoration; ornament; also, dress; garments, especially such as are showy or decorated.
So are you, sweet,Even in the lovely garnish of a boy.
Matter and figure they produce;For garnish this, and that for use.
Garnish
Fetters.
Garnish
A fee; specifically, in English jails, formerly an unauthorized fee demanded by the old prisoners of a newcomer.
Garnish
Something (such as parsley) added to a dish for flavor or decoration
Garnish
Any decoration added as a trimming or adornment
Garnish
Take a debtor's wages on legal orders, such as for child support;
His employer garnished his wages in order to pay his debt
Garnish
Decorate (food), as with parsley or other ornamental foods
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