garniture
Americannoun
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something that garnishes; decoration; adornment.
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Armor. a set of plate armor having pieces of exchange for all purposes.
noun
Etymology
Origin of garniture
1525–35; < French, equivalent to Middle French garni ( r ) to garnish + -ture noun suffix; -ure
Example Sentences
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This anecdote strikes me as a great example of early bar myth-building — the pre-Prohibition equivalent of drinks that change color or have an elaborate scaffolding of garniture on top.
From Washington Post • Apr. 8, 2019
His "garniture" set of armour, worn for war and jousting, featured a lock on the glove, gripping the sword and preventing the combatant dropping his weapon.
From The Guardian • Mar. 31, 2010
Even to French Socialists the stomach and its garniture are matters to be approached with reverence.
From Time Magazine Archive
With Truffles.—Place the garniture of truffles on and around the meat, turn the drippings on the whole, and serve.
From Hand-Book of Practical Cookery for Ladies and Professional Cooks by Blot, Pierre
The mouldy shells were piled one upon another, and a few rusty fragments of that flimsy garniture, which was in vogue of old, had fallen on the bricks below.
From Dealings with the Dead, Volume I (of 2) by School, A Sexton of the Old
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