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4. A fee; specifically, in English jails, formerly an unauthorized fee demanded by the old prisoners of a newcomer. Fielding.

Garnish bolt (Carp.), a bolt with a chamfered or faceted head. Knight.

Gar`nish*ee" (?), n. (Law) One who is garnished; a person upon whom garnishment has been served in a suit by a creditor against a debtor, such person holding property belonging to the debtor, or owing him money.

The order by which warning is made is called a garnishee order.

Gar`nish*ee", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Garnisheed (-d); p. pr. & vb. n. Garnisheeing.] (Law) (a) To make (a person) a garnishee; to warn by garnishment; to garnish. (b) To attach (the fund or property sought to be secured by garnishment); to trustee.

Gar"nish*er (?), n. One who, or that which, garnishes.

Gar"nish*ment (?), n. [Cf. OF. garnissement protection, guarantee, warning.] 1. Ornament; embellishment; decoration. Sir H. Wotton.

2. (Law) (a) Warning, or legal notice, to one to appear and give information to the court on any matter. (b) Warning to a person in whose hands the effects of another are attached, not to pay the money or deliver the goods to the defendant, but to appear in court and give information as garnishee.

3. A fee. See Garnish, n., 4.

Gar"ni*ture (?), n. [F. garniture. See Garnish, v. t.] That which garnishes; ornamental appendage; embellishment; furniture; dress.

The pomp of groves and garniture of fields.

Beattie.

||Ga*roo"kuh (?), n. A small fishing vessel met with in the Persian ||Gulf.

Ga"rous (?), a. [From Garum.] Pertaining to, or resembling, garum. Sir T. Browne.

Gar" pike` or Gar"pike`. (Zoˆl.) See under Gar.

Gar"ran (?), n. [Gael. garr·n, gearr·n, gelding, work horse, hack.] (Zoˆl.) See Galloway. [Scot. garron or gerron. Jamieson.]

Gar"ret (?), n. [OE. garite, garette, watchtower, place of lookout, OF. garite, also meaning, a place of refuge, F. guÈrite a place of refuge, donjon, sentinel box, fr. OF. garir to preserve, save, defend, F. guÈrir to cure; of German origin; cf. OHG. werian to protect, defend, hinder, G. wehren, akin to Goth. warjan to hinder, and akin to E. weir, or perhaps to wary. See Weir, and cf. Guerite.] 1. A turret; a watchtower. [Obs.]

He saw men go up and down on the garrets of the gates and walls.

Ld. Berners.

2. That part of a house which is on the upper floor, immediately under or within the roof; an attic.

The tottering garrets which overhung the streets of Rome.

Macaulay.

Gar"ret*ed, a. Protected by turrets. [Obs.] R. Carew.

Gar`ret*eer" (?), n. One who lives in a garret; a poor author; a literary hack. Macaulay.

Gar"ret*ing (?), n. Small splinters of stone inserted into the joints of coarse masonry. Weale.

Gar"ri*son (?), n. [OE. garnisoun, F. garnison garrison, in OF. & OE. also, provision, munitions, from garnir to garnish. See Garnish.] (Mil.) (a) A body of troops stationed in a fort or fortified town. (b) A fortified place, in which troops are quartered for its security.

In garrison, in the condition of a garrison; doing duty in a fort or as one of a garrison.

Gar"ri*son, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Garrisoned (?); p. pr. & vb. n. Garrisoning.] (Mil.) (a) To place troops in, as a fortification, for its defense; to furnish with soldiers; as, to garrison a fort or town. (b) To secure or defend by fortresses manned with troops; as, to garrison a conquered territory.