Hypertext Webster Gateway: "decant"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Decant \De*cant"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Decanted}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Decanting}.] [F. d['e]canter (cf. It. decantare), prop.,
to pour off from the edge of a vessel; pref. d['e]- (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.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
decant
v : pour out; of wines or sherry [syn: {pour}, {pour out}]
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