DECANT


Meaning of DECANT in English

/ dɪˈkænt; NAmE / verb

[ vn ] decant sth (into sth) to pour liquid, especially wine, from one container into another

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WORD ORIGIN

mid 17th cent.: from medieval Latin decanthare , from Latin de- away from + canthus edge, rim (used to denote the angular lip of a beaker), from Greek kanthos corner of the eye.

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