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| de·cant [ di kánt ] (past and past participle de·cant·ed, present participle de·cant·ing, 3rd person present singular de·cants) |
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pour something gently into another container: to pour a liquid gently and carefully from one container to another so as not to disturb sediment
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| [Mid-17th century. < medieval Latin decanthare< Latin canthus "lip of a jug" < Greek kanthos "corner of the eye" (from the supposed similarity in shape)] |
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