The Collaborative International Dictionary
Garnish \Gar"nish\, n.
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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.
--Shak.Matter and figure they produce; For garnish this, and that for use.
--Prior. (Cookery) Something set round or upon a dish as an embellishment, such as parsley. See Garnish, v. t., 2.
--Smart.Fetters. [Cant]
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A fee; specifically, in English jails, formerly an unauthorized fee demanded by the old prisoners of a newcomer. [Cant]
--Fielding.Garnish bolt (Carp.), a bolt with a chamfered or faceted head.
--Knight.
Wiktionary
n. A bolt with a chamfered or faceted head.