Definition for DE-CANT'

DE-CANT', v.t. [L. decanto; de and canto, to sing; literally, to throw; Fr. decanter, to pour off; Sp. decantar; It. decantare. See Cant.]

To pour off gently, as liquor from its sediment; or to pour from one vessel into another; as, to decant wine.

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