garniture

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

Trees with such garniture may commonly be observed in the Dekhan and other parts of India, and not long since might be seen in many places in Britain.

From Fishes, Flowers, and Fire as Elements and Deities in the Phallic Faiths and Worship of the Ancient Religions of Greece, Babylon, by Anonymous

My eye was now caught by the garniture which I beheld about the looking-glass.

From The Student-Life of Germany by Howitt, William