garniture

Meaning

  1. Something that garnishes; a decoration, adornment or embellishment
  2. A matching array of plate armour and its accessories

Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɡɑrnɪtʃər/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle English garnetture, from Anglo-Norman garniture, gerneiture, from Old French garneture (“accessory for a saddle”), from Old French garnir, guarnir, from Frankish *warnijan (“to prevent, deny”).

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