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decant - 5 dictionary results

de⋅cant

[di-kant]
–verb (used with object)
1. to pour (wine or other liquid) gently so as not to disturb the sediment.
2. to pour (a liquid) from one container to another.

Origin:
1625–35; < ML dēcanthāre, equiv. to L dē- de- + ML canth(us) spout, rim of a vessel (L: iron band round a wheel < Gk kánthos corner of the eye, tire) + -āre inf. suffix


de⋅can⋅ta⋅tion [dee-kan-tey-shuhn] , noun
de·cant   (dĭ-kānt')   
tr.v.   de·cant·ed, de·cant·ing, de·cants
  1. To pour off (wine, for example) without disturbing the sediment.
  2. To pour (a liquid) from one container into another.

[Medieval Latin dēcanthāre : Latin dē-, de- + Latin canthus, rim of a wheel or vessel (of Celtic origin).]
de'can·ta'tion (dē'kān-tā'shən) n.

Decant

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.

decant 
1633, "pour off the clear liquid from a solution by gently tipping the vessel," originally an alchemical term, from Fr. decanter, from M.L. decanthare, from canthus "corner, lip of a jug," from Gk. kanthos "corner of the eye," on a perceived resemblance between the beaked lip of a jug and the corner of the eye. Decanter is 1712.

Main Entry: de·cant
Pronunciation: di-'kant
Function: transitive verb
: to draw off (a liquid) without disturbing the sediment or the lower liquidlayers —de·can·ta·tion /"dE-"kan-'tA-sh&n/ noun
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