What is 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 called?
decant — 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 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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