UK /dɪˈkæntə(ɹ)/
noun Freq #47513

Meanings

  1. 1
    noun

    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.

  2. 2
    noun

    a bottle with a stopper

  3. 3
    noun

    A vessel for decanting liquor.

Thesaurus

Synonyms
2 noun · a bottle with a stopper carafe
Word family
Derived forms decanterfulelectrodecanter

Etymology

From decant + -er.

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