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parsley
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Garnish \Gar"nish\, n.
1. Something added for embellishment; decoration; ornament;
also, dress; garments, especially such as are showy or
decorated.
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So are you, sweet,
Even in the lovely garnish of a boy. --Shak.
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Matter and figure they produce;
For garnish this, and that for use. --Prior.
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2. (Cookery) Something set round or upon a dish as an
embellishment, such as parsley. See Garnish, v. t., 2.
--Smart.
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3. Fetters. [Cant]
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4. A fee; specifically, in English jails, formerly an
unauthorized fee demanded by the old prisoners of a
newcomer. [Cant] --Fielding.
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Garnish bolt (Carp.), a bolt with a chamfered or faceted
head. --Knight.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Parsley \Pars"ley\ (p[aum]rs"l[y^]), n. [OE. persely, persil, F. persil, L. petroselinum rock parsley, Gr. petrose`linon; pe`tros stone + se`linon parsley. Cf. Celery.] (Bot.) An aromatic umbelliferous herb (Carum Petroselinum), having finely divided leaves which are used in cookery and as a garnish. [1913 Webster] As she went to the garden for parsley, to stuff a rabbit. --Shak. [1913 Webster] Fool's parsley. See under Fool. Hedge parsley, Milk parsley, Stone parsley, names given to various weeds of similar appearance to the parsley. Parsley fern (Bot.), a small fern with leaves resembling parsley (Cryptogramme crispa). Parsley piert (Bot.), a small herb (Alchemilla arvensis) formerly used as a remedy for calculus. [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Apiaceae \Apiaceae\ prop. n. A natural family of plants bearing flowers in umbels; examples are: parsley; carrot; anise; caraway; celery; dill. Syn: Umbelliferae, family Umbelliferae, family Apiaceae, carrot family [WordNet 1.5]

