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- noun Plural form of
garnishing .
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Examples
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The breakfast, he remembered, had been garnished with certain green sprigs of hope; but at the supper-table he ate like a barbarian in arrears to his appetite and the garnishings were the bitter herbs of humiliation and defeat.
The Price Francis Lynde 1893
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I love your garnishings, I love the avocado, I love the tomato relish, and I love love love the hominy!
Posole With Eye Of The Goat Beans & Shredded Chicken Laura 2009
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So I hunted this rare beast in my own name, told it in the first person, present tense, painted the requisite locale, gave it the necessary garnishings and touches of verisimilitude, and looked to see the man stunned by the recital.
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We also raised our eyebrows at the garnishings - we both had a sliver of tomato and a wilted speck of parsley atop our appetizers, which inexplicably topped our main dishes as well.
Chez Léon Etienne 2006
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I used to always get the stuffed quail, which came with the usual garnishings and salad, and my boyfriend loved the andouillette tripe sausage - gag.
Le Verre Volé Etienne 2006
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We also raised our eyebrows at the garnishings - we both had a sliver of tomato and a wilted speck of parsley atop our appetizers, which inexplicably topped our main dishes as well.
Archive 2006-05-01 Etienne 2006
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She'd shown me pearl and gold garnishings -- earrings good for five hundred marks for themselves alone.
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She'd shown me pearl and gold garnishings -- earrings good for five hundred marks for themselves alone.
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So much for the simple facts as observed by the police; but the frills, embroideries, tassels, tinsels, and other garnishings, which lent variety and interest to the narrative, came in an inexhaustible and glorious torrent from Hector Bushell.
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So much for the simple facts as observed by the police; but the frills, embroideries, tassels, tinsels, and other garnishings, which lent variety and interest to the narrative, came in an inexhaustible and glorious torrent from Hector Bushell.
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