decantern.

/dɪˈkantə/

Etymology: < decant v.¹ + -er suffix¹.

1. One who decants.

ΚΠ

1740 W. Pardon Dyche's New Gen. Eng. Dict. (ed. 3) Decanter, one that pours or racks off liquor from the lees into other vessels.

1828 in N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. ; and in mod. Dicts.

2. A vessel used for decanting or receiving decanted liquors: spec. a bottle of clear flint or cut glass, with a stopper, in which wine is brought to the table, and from which the glasses are filled.The Dictionaries have variously explained the word from the etymological point of view:

1715 J. Kersey Dict. Anglo-Britannicum (ed. 2) Decanter, a Bottle made of clear Flint-Glass for the holding of Wine, etc. to be pour'd off into a Drinking-Glass.

1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Decanter, a glass vessel made for pouring off liquor clear from the lees.

1775 J. Ash New Dict. Eng. Lang. Decanter, the vessel that contains the liquor after it has been decanted.

1818 H. J. Todd Johnson's Dict. Eng. Lang. Decanter, a glass vessel made for receiving liquor clear from the lees.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > containers for drink > [noun] > decanter

decanter1712

imperial1858

ship decanter1929

Rodney1986

1712 London Gaz. No. 5041/3 A pair of Silver Decanters of 20 Guineas value.

1713 J. Addison in Guardian 16 Sept. 2/2 The Barmecide..then filled both their Glasses out of an empty Decanter.

1725 D. Defoe New Voy. round World ii. 60 We had..Water in large Silver Decanters, that held, at least, Five Quarts a Piece, these stood in our Chamber.

1823 J. Badcock Domest. Amusem. 44 Keep this liquor in a glass decanter well stopped.

1849 E. Bulwer-Lytton Caxtons I. ii. iv. 79 In virtue of my growing years, and my promise to abstain from the decanters.

1862 G. MacDonald David Elginbrod I. 40 Away she went with a jug, commonly called a decanter, in her hand.

1870 C. Dickens Edwin Drood ii. 7 A dish of walnuts and a decanter of rich-coloured sherry are placed upon the table.

Derivatives

deˈcanter v. to put wine in a decanter.

ΘΚΠ

the world > food and drink > drink > providing or serving drink > [verb (intransitive)] > pour into decanter

decanter1825

1825 C. M. Westmacott Eng. Spy II. 117 While the wine was decantering.

1885 Punch 16 May 230/2 They're catering and de-cantering.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online June 2019).

单词	decanter
释义	decantern. /dɪˈkantə/ Etymology: < decant v.¹ + -er suffix¹. 1. One who decants. ΚΠ 1740 W. Pardon Dyche's New Gen. Eng. Dict. (ed. 3) Decanter, one that pours or racks off liquor from the lees into other vessels. 1828 in N. Webster Amer. Dict. Eng. Lang. ; and in mod. Dicts. 2. A vessel used for decanting or receiving decanted liquors: spec. a bottle of clear flint or cut glass, with a stopper, in which wine is brought to the table, and from which the glasses are filled.The Dictionaries have variously explained the word from the etymological point of view: 1715 J. Kersey Dict. Anglo-Britannicum (ed. 2) Decanter, a Bottle made of clear Flint-Glass for the holding of Wine, etc. to be pour'd off into a Drinking-Glass. 1755 S. Johnson Dict. Eng. Lang. Decanter, a glass vessel made for pouring off liquor clear from the lees. 1775 J. Ash New Dict. Eng. Lang. Decanter, the vessel that contains the liquor after it has been decanted. 1818 H. J. Todd Johnson's Dict. Eng. Lang. Decanter, a glass vessel made for receiving liquor clear from the lees. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > containers for drink > [noun] > decanter decanter1712 imperial1858 ship decanter1929 Rodney1986 1712 London Gaz. No. 5041/3 A pair of Silver Decanters of 20 Guineas value. 1713 J. Addison in Guardian 16 Sept. 2/2 The Barmecide..then filled both their Glasses out of an empty Decanter. 1725 D. Defoe New Voy. round World ii. 60 We had..Water in large Silver Decanters, that held, at least, Five Quarts a Piece, these stood in our Chamber. 1823 J. Badcock Domest. Amusem. 44 Keep this liquor in a glass decanter well stopped. 1849 E. Bulwer-Lytton Caxtons I. ii. iv. 79 In virtue of my growing years, and my promise to abstain from the decanters. 1862 G. MacDonald David Elginbrod I. 40 Away she went with a jug, commonly called a decanter, in her hand. 1870 C. Dickens Edwin Drood ii. 7 A dish of walnuts and a decanter of rich-coloured sherry are placed upon the table. Derivatives deˈcanter v. to put wine in a decanter. ΘΚΠ the world > food and drink > drink > providing or serving drink > [verb (intransitive)] > pour into decanter decanter1825 1825 C. M. Westmacott Eng. Spy II. 117 While the wine was decantering. 1885 Punch 16 May 230/2 They're catering and de-cantering. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1894; most recently modified version published online June 2019). < n.1712
随便看	sustainingly sustainings sustainment sustainments sustains sustantive sustenable sustenal sustenance sustenance diet sustenance money sustenanceless sustenances sustenant sustenate sustenation sustent sustentable sustentacle sustentacular sustentacular cell swell-shark swell-work swellbox swellcoupler