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  • verb Present participle of garnish.

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Examples

  • They got an "A+" for effort in garnishing the platters prettily too.

    Archive 2005-08-01 Nupur 2005

  • I find my draught of "The Resolution" come, finished, from Chatham; but will cost me, one way or other, about L12 or L13, in the board, frame, and garnishing, which is a little too much, but I will not be beholden to the King's officers that do it.

    Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete Samuel Pepys 1668

  • I find my draught of "The Resolution" come, finished, from Chatham; but will cost me, one way or other, about L12 or L13, in the board, frame, and garnishing, which is a little too much, but I will not be beholden to the King's officers that do it.

    Diary of Samuel Pepys — Complete 1668 N.S. Samuel Pepys 1668

  • Lemee guess - she's gonna say her plan is truly universal, he'll mention "garnishing" of wages, and they'll muddy the waters with mandates for kids which they agree on.

    Democrats Debate Tonight In Philly 2009

  • I got an e-mail yesterday from my Best Republican Friend (who comments around here as "D.P."*), and he apparently is frightened by Hillary Clinton's statement on Face the Nation yesterday that she might recommending "garnishing" (the AP's word, not hers) wages in order to pay for universal medical coverage.

    Blast Off! Sinfonian 2008

  • Other states have higher child support awards, laws that aggressively establish paternity, and collection techniques that make defaulting unlikely such as garnishing child support from paychecks.

    Men’s Rights Myth: Women Trick Men Into Fatherhood So They Can Collect Child Support 2006

  • Morrell also said the bill protects the non-custodial parents who are paying child support because it would block the agencies from using powers reserved for government agencies, such as garnishing wages.

    New Orleans Saints Central 2010

  • Morrell also said the bill protects the non-custodial parents who are paying child support because it would block the agencies from using powers reserved for government agencies, such as garnishing wages.

    New Orleans Saints Central 2010

  • Morrell also said the bill protects the non-custodial parents who are paying child support because it would block the agencies from using powers reserved for government agencies, such as garnishing wages.

    New Orleans Saints Central 2010

  • Morrell also said the bill protects the non-custodial parents who are paying child support because it would block the agencies from using powers reserved for government agencies, such as garnishing wages.

    New Orleans Saints Central 2010

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