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Webster 1913 Edition

(?; 277)

Noun.

[Cf. F.

décantation

The act of pouring off a clear liquor gently from its lees or sediment, or from one vessel into another.

Noun.

The act of pouring liquor gently from its lees or sediment, or from one vessel into another.

DECANT'ED, pp. Poured off, or from one vessel into another.

DECANT'ER, n.

See also: decantation

décantation f ‎(plural décantations)