guarnire — meaning in English

English meaning

• garnish verb To decorate a dish of food with a small extra item, or more generally to decorate or embellish something.
• plate noun A flat, shallow dish used for serving or eating food.
• sprinkle verb To scatter small drops or particles of something over a surface.

Senses

guarnire is used for these senses in English:

• flounce (sewing) To decorate with a flounce.
• garnish To decorate with ornaments; to adorn; to embellish.
• plate (cooking, photography) To place the various elements of a meal on the diner's plate prior to serving.
• sprinkle (transitive) To cover (an object) by sprinkling a substance on to it.

garnish — full definition

1. verb To decorate a dish of food with a small extra item, or more generally to decorate or embellish something.
2. verb To legally withhold part of someone's wages or funds to pay a debt.
3. noun Something added to a dish for decoration or flavour.

plate — full definition

1. noun A flat, shallow dish used for serving or eating food.
2. noun A rigid piece of metal, glass, or other material with a flat, uniform shape.
3. noun A vehicle's license plate.
4. noun One of the large rigid sections of the Earth's crust that move over time; a tectonic plate.
5. verb To coat the surface of an object with a thin layer of another metal.

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