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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