garniture

[ gahr-ni-cher, -choo r ]

/ ˈgɑr nɪ tʃər, -ˌtʃʊər /

something that garnishes; decoration; adornment.

Armor. a set of plate armor having pieces of exchange for all purposes.

Origin of garniture

1525–35; < French, equivalent to Middle French garni(r) to garnish + -ture noun suffix; see -ure

garni, garnierite, garnish, garnishee, garnishment, garniture, garofalo, garonne, garote, garotte, garoupa

When served on a purée, it may be decorated with skewers, the same as when served with a garniture.

Hand-Book of Practical Cookery for Ladies and Professional Cooks |Pierre Blot
Serve very hot with a border of mashed potatoes, or any garniture you fancy.

Culture and Cooking |Catherine Owen
No foreign evergreen can excel it for symmetry of form or winter garniture of leaf and fruit.

Trees and Shrubs for English Gardens |Ernest Thomas Cook
The garniture is introduced by the neck, and a paper plug is laid over it.

A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines |Andrew Ure

The sauce may be passed though a tammie before the garniture is added if required.

The Gastronomic Regenerator: |Alexis Soyer

garniture

/ (ˈɡɑːnɪtʃə) /

decoration or embellishment

C16: from French, from garnir to garnish