Definition of Decnt
De*cant" (?), v. t. [imp. & p.
p. Decanted; p. pr. & vb. n.
Decanting.] [F. décanter (cf. It.
decantare), prop., to pour off from the edge of a vessel;
pref. dé- (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.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- 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.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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