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garniture

8.9

A small decoration added to food to make the dish look nicer

noun
/ˈɡɑrnɪtʃər/

Archaic

: guarnición

The chef added a colorful garniture of edible flowers to the dessert plate.

Examples

The chef added a beautiful garniture of herbs to the dish.
He carefully arranged the garniture to make the dish look more appealing.
A silver garniture adorned the center of the dining table during the banquet.
Can you pass me the garniture for the salad?
The chef added a colorful garniture of edible flowers to the dessert plate.
He carefully arranged the garniture to make the dish look more appealing.
A silver garniture adorned the center of the dining table during the banquet.

Synonyms

decoration

vsgarniture

92 1.0

An object that makes something look more attractive

focuses on embellishing dishes and food rather than any object

adornment

vsgarniture

8 4.2

Something added to make a person or thing look more attractive

applies especially to adding embellishments to food and plating

ornamentation

vsgarniture

6 4.9

Details added to make something look more beautiful

emphasizes edible presentation, not only the process or decorative details

decorative element

vsgarniture

1 3.7

A small object or pattern people add to make something look nicer

is mainly for decorating food items rather than objects in general

Antonyms

plainness

1 3.5

Being simple and without decoration

How Garnished

garniture

Archaic

8.9

garnish

48 3.2

topping

50 1.8

Surface Forms

garniture singular

garnitures plural

Morphology

garniture = garnish (transparent) = garnish + ure

This sense is closely aligned with the meaning of 'garnish', so the decorative meaning is easy to infer.

Etymology

Garniture comes from the French garnir, 'to dress' or 'to decorate', and is the same root as English garnish. So a food garniture is something you add to 'dress' a dish and make it look and taste nicer.