GARNET
Gar"net, n. Etym: [Etymol. unknown.] (Naut.)
Defn: A tackle for hoisting cargo in our out. Clew garnet. See under
Clew.
GARNETIFEROUS
Gar`net*if"er*ous, a. Etym: [1st garnet + -ferous.] (Min.)
Defn: Containing garnets.
GARNIERITE
Gar"ni*er*ite, n. Etym: [Named after the French geologist Garnier.]
(Min.)
Defn: An amorphous mineral of apple-green color; a hydrous silicate of nickel and magnesia. It is an important ore of nickel.
GARNISH Gar"nish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Garnished; p. pr. & vb. n. Garnishing.] Etym: [OE. garnischen, garnissen, OF. garnir to provide, strengthen, prepare, garnish, warn, F. garnir to provide, furnish, garnish, — of German origin; cf. OHG. warnon to provide, equip; akin to G. wahren to watch, E. aware, ware, wary, and cf. also E. warn. See Wary, -ish, and cf. Garment, Garrison.]
1. To decorate with ornamental appendages; to set off; to adorn; to embellish. All within with flowers was garnished. Spenser.
2. (Cookery)
Defn: To ornament, as a dish, with something laid about it; as, a dish garnished with parsley.