Meaning of DECANT
| Pronunciation: | | di'kant
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| | Definition: | | [v] pour out; of wines or sherry |
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| | Synonyms: | | pour, pour out |
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| | Definition: | | \De*cant"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Decanted}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Decanting}.] [F. d['e]canter (cf. It. decantare), prop.,
to pour off from the edge of a vessel; pref. d['e]- (L. de) +
OF. cant (It. canto) edge, border, end. See {Cant} an edge.]
To pour off gently, as liquor, so as not to disturb the
sediment; or to pour from one vessel into another; as, to
decant wine.
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| | Related Terms: | | bail, bleed, blow out, broach, bucket, cast forth, cup, debouch, dip, discharge, disembogue, disgorge, dish, dish out, dish up, draft, draft off, drain, draw, draw from, draw off, ejaculate, empty, eruct, erupt, exhaust, expel, extravasate, fork, jet, ladle, let, let blood, let out, milk, outpour, phlebotomize, pipette, pour, pour forth, pour out, pump, pump out, scoop, send forth, send out, shovel, siphon off, spade, spew, spoon, spout, spurt, squirt, suck, suck out, tap, throw out, venesect |
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