- degarnishing
- degarnish de*gar"nish, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {degarnished}; p.
pr. & vb. n. {degarnishing}.] [F. d['e]garnir; pref. d['e]-,
des- (L. dis-) + garnir to furnish. See {Garnish}, and cf.
{Disgarnish}.]
1. To strip or deprive of entirely, as of furniture,
ornaments, etc.; to disgarnish; as, to degarnish a house,
etc. [R.]
[1913 Webster]
2. To deprive of a garrison, or of troops necessary for defense; as, to degarnish a city or fort. [R.] --Washington. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
