'Decanter' is a word borrowed from Latin 'decanthus'. The word entered the English language some time around 1708.
decanter [noun] [1708]
- a vessel used to or to receive liquids
- an ornamental glass bottle used for serving wine
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note: Decanter comes from the verb decant to pour and its Medieval Latin source decanthare pour from the edge of a vessel.
Etymology: -
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