decanter en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /dɪˈkæntə(ɹ)/ (UK)
Etymology
Etymology tree English decant Proto-Indo-European *-yósder. Proto-Italic *-āzios Latin -āriusnom. Latin -āriusbor. Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz Proto-West Germanic *-ārī Old English -ere Middle English -ere English -er English decanter From decant + -er.
Meanings
- A vessel for decanting liquor.
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A receptacle for decanted liquor, especially a crystal bottle with a stopper.
Pour wine into the decanter, and cork. Let the decanter down, drawing the loops out and laying them on the table top. Have a tray of small glasses alongside the decanter. When ready to introduce the experiment, step to the table, remove the glass stopper, pick up the decanter with the right hand and pour the wine into the glasses on the tray.
1902, Henry Ridgely Evans, Magic and Its Professors, page 149:A decanter filled with smoke from smouldering incense.
1980 December 20, Michael Anderson, “Gays & the Occult”, in Gay Community News, volume 8, number 22, page 11:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| decanters | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (25)
nb karaffel (receptacle for decanted liquor) · da karaffel (vessel for decanting) · it decantatore (vessel for decanting) · ru графи́н (vessel for decanting) · nn karaffel (receptacle for decanted liquor) · de Dekanter (vessel for decanting) · cmn 醒酒器 (vessel for decanting) · cmn 潷水器 /滗水器 (vessel for decanting) · es decantador (vessel for decanting) · ru деканта́тор (vessel for decanting) · cmn 潷水器 /滗水器 (receptacle for decanted liquor) · ota صراحی (receptacle for decanted liquor) · fi karahvi (receptacle for decanted liquor) · fi dekantteri (vessel for decanting) · it decantatore (receptacle for decanted liquor) · sv dekanter (vessel for decanting) · it damigiana (receptacle for decanted liquor) · it boccione (vessel for decanting) · cmn 醒酒器 (receptacle for decanted liquor) · la obba (vessel for decanting) · da karaffel (receptacle for decanted liquor) · ca decantador (vessel for decanting) · fr décanteur (vessel for decanting) · bg гарафа (vessel for decanting) · bg гарафа (receptacle for decanted liquor)