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[ dih-kan-ter ] / dɪˈkæn tər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR decanter ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna vessel, usually an ornamental glass bottle, for holding and serving wine, brandy, or the like. a bottle used for decanting. Origin of decanterFirst recorded in 1705–15; decant + -er1 Words nearby decanterdecani, decanoic acid, decanol, decanormal, decant, decanter, decapacitation, decapitalize, decapitate, decapitation, decapod Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for decanterWith a sleek look and perfect pour, the Axium is the decanter of choice for serving red wine during the cold winter months. The Daily Beast’s 2014 Holiday Gift Guide: For the Andy Warhol in Your Life|Allison McNearney|November 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST With the decanter and glass situations peacefully resolved, the eating and drinking commenced and the Soldera paradoxes continued. Brunello’s King Lear: Gianfranco Soldera Reflects on the Attack on His Wine|Alice Feiring|December 8, 2013|DAILY BEAST The question being illustrated by the production of a decanter, the cabman's dignity relaxed somewhat. The Mystery of 31 New Inn|R. Austin Freeman The colonel might have choked with thirst before he spontaneously handed him a decanter. The Actress in High Life|Sue Petigru Bowen
Then he flung a second decanter, and sank down once more with a shriek. The Chequers|James Runciman Its outline has been compared to that of a decanter, narrow in front and rounded out at the sides behind. The Common Spiders of the United States|James Henry Emerton He fell at the foot of the table, but in his passage to the ground he grasped a decanter of wine, which he hurled at my head. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Volume 59, No. 368, June 1846|Various
British Dictionary definitions for decanter
nouna stoppered bottle, usually of glass, into which a drink, such as wine, is poured for serving Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to decanterflask, jug, carafe, container, pitcher, bottle, canteen, cruet, magnum |