degarnish

== English == === Etymology === From French dégarnir. See garnish, and compare disgarnish. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /dɪˈɡɑː(ɹ)nɪʃ/ === Verb === degarnish (third-person singular simple present degarnishes, present participle degarnishing, simple past and past participle degarnished) To strip or deprive entirely, as of furniture, ornaments, etc.; to disgarnish. To deprive of a garrison, or of troops necessary for defence. 1780 August 22, George Washington, letter to Governor Trumbull West point , which post is now almost entirely degarnished ==== Derived terms ==== === References === “degarnish”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC. === Anagrams === Ringheads, headrings, ringheads, reshading, gardenish, garnished, Hardinges