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单词 regarnish
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regarnishv.

Brit. /ˌriːˈɡɑːnɪʃ/, U.S. /riˈɡɑrnɪʃ/
Forms: see re- prefix and garnish v.
Origin: Formed within English, by derivation; originally modelled on a French lexical item. Etymons: re- prefix, garnish v.
Etymology: < re- prefix + garnish v., originally after Anglo-Norman and Middle French, French regarnir to put a garrison back into, to put back into a state of defence, to repair, to renovate (all 13th cent. in Old French), (in law) to warn again (a1321 or earlier in Anglo-Norman), to decorate or ornament again (1549).
transitive. To garnish again (in various senses of garnish v.). In later use esp.: to decorate or ornament again (often in extended use).
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the mind > attention and judgement > beautification > beautify [verb (transitive)] > ornament > anew
regarnish1480
re-embellish1611
1480 W. Caxton tr. Ovid Metamorphoses xiv. viii Ulixes dyde do repayre & regarnysshe hys shyppes.
1611 R. Cotgrave Dict. French & Eng. Tongues Regarnir, to regarnish, to new furnish.
a1680 S. Charnock Several Disc. Existence of God (1682) 643 Not regarnishing an earthly, but providing a richer Palace.
?1790 T. Nicholls Wreath 190 When the hedges are cover'd with haws and with sloes..We Sportsmen repair, Inhale the fresh air..And regarnish the cheek with the tints of the rose.
1818 Squib-bk. 1818 Your Dictionaries all consult, regarnish up your slang; Engage stout Wapping Orators, and give it'em slap-bang!
1842 Biblical Repertory Apr. 195 The chief, confounding a wig with a scalp, conceived the idea of regarnishing his own head by an operation truly Indian, at the expense of some one of his neighbours.
1901 ‘C. Holland’ Mousmé 67 The surface of the earth regarnished with jewels of flowers.
1961 Star-News (Pasadena, California) 1 May 24/7 Even as Prime Minister Eden of Great Britain..lost international influence after the Suez debacle, so has President Kennedy after Cuba... He must regarnish the Presidential seal.
2007 Times Colonist (Victoria, Brit. Columbia) (Nexis) 11 Jan. Pork dumplings..arrived garnished with long strands of flat leaf parsley... All was good until the first bite, which yielded mostly raw pork... When this dish was returned a few minutes later, it included the half-eaten dumpling..and had not been regarnished.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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