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DECANTER
carafe, decanter
(noun) a bottle with a stopper; for serving wine or water
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
decanter (plural decanters)
A vessel for decanting liquor.
A receptacle for decanted liquor, especially a crystal bottle with a stopper.
Anagrams
• cantered, crenated, nectared, recanted
Source: Wiktionary
De*cant"er, n.
1. A vessel used to decant liquors, or for receiving decanted liquors; a kind of glass bottle used for holding wine or other liquors, from which drinking glasses are filled.
2. One who decants liquors.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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