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decanter
[ dih-kan-ter ]
noun
- a vessel, usually an ornamental glass bottle, for holding and serving wine, brandy, or the like.
- a bottle used for decanting.
decanter
/ dɪˈkæntə /
noun
- a stoppered bottle, usually of glass, into which a drink, such as wine, is poured for serving
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With a sleek look and perfect pour, the Axium is the decanter of choice for serving red wine during the cold winter months.
In the empty trattoria, he berated the waiter for bringing the wrong decanter and wine glasses.
With the decanter and glass situations peacefully resolved, the eating and drinking commenced and the Soldera paradoxes continued.
"We have probably lost at least 40 percent of the grapes," he told Decanter magazine.
The next day he was all right again; but he did not dare ask for the decanter; it was gone, and it never reappeared.
He knew already that there were two doors to the saloon, and his fingers closed on the neck of a decanter.
The nightcap is generally the little whisky left in the decanter; to do it honour, it is taken neat.
The decanter reflects in miniature on its polished sides the trees around it and the women that pass by and the skies.
Losch peered sharply and then pulled away, almost upsetting an expensive decanter of liquor on the table beside him.
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