decanter

as in bottle
a special glass container into which wine, whiskey, etc., is poured from its original container and from which it is served The waiter served us wine from an elegant decanter. a decanter of port

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Recent Examples of decanter Pair the coasters with this chic carafe or a matching wine decanter. Lauren Joseph, Bon Appetit Magazine, 11 Apr. 2025 The Johnnie Walker Couture Expression, with four Scotch blends priced at $20,000 per crystal decanter, is another effort from the number one Scotch brand to maintain dominance amid a softening market for Scotch whisky sales by value. Andy Vasoyan, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025 The Tree of Life is being released in a run of just 112 Lalique crystal decanters, so interested parties should contact Macallan Client Services directly at [email protected] to find out the price. Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 29 Apr. 2025 The release is limited to 151 decanters worldwide, and the whisky therein comes from a single cask of spirit distilled in 1958. David Thomas Tao, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for decanter
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Noun
  • In a sleek, lilac bottle, the elegant formula is also made with silk extract.
    Jenny Berg, Allure, 24 May 2025
  • Unlike flowers that may send your recipient running for a vase or a bottle of wine that requires chilling, a puzzle can sit out on a picnic table all afternoon, no harm, no foul.
    Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 24 May 2025
Noun
  • Naked running belt: $48 This belt by Naked, on sale for less than $50 at Amazon, holds your hydration flasks and carries your cell phone, energy gels, fuel bars and sunglasses.
    Nora Colomer, FOXNews.com, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Archaeologists uncovered these jars in a variety of sizes, and noted that the smaller vessels likely functioned as perfume flasks.
    Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Bring gloves, utility scissors and a clean milk jug.
    Staff report, Chicago Tribune, 31 Dec. 2022
  • Councell tapped a plastic jug the size of a garden shed containing sugar water, nearby another full of corn syrup.
    Bill Weir, CNN, 12 Dec. 2022
Noun
  • The thermal carafe is stainless steel, while the nonthermal option is borosilicate glass.
    Matthew Korfhage, Wired News, 23 May 2025
  • While there’s a wide selection of cute espresso machines wandering about the internet, there’s a baffling absence of aesthetic coffee makers, especially those with carafe capability.
    Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 27 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The personal blender cup is perfect for morning smoothies, frozen drinks, or dressings, while the 64-ounce pitcher works great for large-batch beverages.
    Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 3 June 2025
  • The junior pitcher earned the win in relief and delivered a two-out, walk-off single in the 10th inning, sending the Bobcats back to state with a 4-3 win over Brimfield/Elmwood in the Class 2A East Peoria Supersectional at the EastSide Centre.
    Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2025

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“Decanter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/decanter. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.

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