decanter
decanter
Definition
de·canter (dē kant′ər, di-)
noun
a decorative glass bottle, generally with a stopper, from which wine, etc. is served after being decanted
decanter
Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- sherry: You will find a decanter of complimentary sherry in your room.
- port: At the door there's a hat stand with umbrellas and a tray with a decanter of port and two tiny glasses.
- whiskey: I would say the only weak point in an otherwise excellent program was the idiotic Drone trying to open a decanter of whiskey.
- wine: A decanter of red wine arrives - you only pay for what you drink.
Converse of object
- engrave: Unfortunately the fourth missed and Paul scrambled home to collect the engraved decanter.
- use: However for those of you who can't wait use a decanter.
- pass: Anyone not able to take this responsibility should pass the decanter immediately.
- find: You will find a decanter of complimentary sherry in your room.
- throw: Then he threw a decanter at that maid, Theresa Wright; there was trouble about that.
Adjective modifier
- beautiful: A beautiful 17th-century five-litre decanter from Austria adorns one of the round tables.
Modifies a noun
- centrifuge: Centriquip also provides a complete service and repair service for any make of decanter centrifuge.
- magazine: Decanter Magazine, September 2006, 3 Star Recommendation.
Noun used with modifier
- crystal: For #2, a clean bottle, all the way up to the crystal decanter work.
- glass: Many examples would have been used to support a glass decanter on a wide wine bottle.
- wine: Famous for their Stylized Bees logo our wine decanter & drying stand is perfect for red wine.
- sherry: Everything is exactly as it would have been - here, the sherry decanter and bound volume of Marcus Aurelius.
- cut-glass: In terms of frightening off customers, the words Gerald Ratner, £ 4.99 cut-glass decanter and crap springs to mind.
- port: Contemporary, spacious bedrooms with king-sized beds and with welcoming touches such as fresh flowers, a port decanter and home-made biscuits.
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