decanter

noun

de·​cant·​er di-ˈkan-tər 

dē-

: a vessel used to decant or to receive decanted liquids

especially : an ornamental glass bottle used for serving wine

Illustration of decanter

Examples of decanter in a Sentence

The waiter served us wine from an elegant decanter.

Recent Examples on the Web

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Word History

First Known Use

1708, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for decanter

• enchanter
• trochanter
• banter
• canter
• cantor
• chanter
• granter
• grantor
• plantar
• planter
• tranter

Kids Definition

decanter

noun

de·​cant·​er di-ˈkant-ər 

: an ornamental glass bottle used especially for serving wine