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
The latter chanced to be Natalie Weyman, 172 resplendent in an apricot satin frock, with over panels of seed pearls on satin and a garniture of the same at the very low bodice.
From Marjorie Dean College Freshman by Pauline Lester
Well, this lineal descendant of Tubal Cain will arise out of the ti-tree and will disembarrass you of, say, any garniture which you may consider inconvenient to travel with.
From Nevermore by Rolf Bolderwood
