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decanter

[dih-kan-ter] / dɪˈkæn tər /


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From an unforgettable decanter to an adorable ottoman, these 8 items will awaken your inner interior designer.

From Los Angeles Times May 21, 2024

Martin displays terrific comic timing as Butler, deftly channeling the general’s narcissism and exasperation, whether fussing with paperwork or pontificating over the sherry decanter.

From Washington Post Mar. 29, 2023

Share your grandmother’s treasured soups and stews, wrap up a piece of Le Creuset cookware, find a collection of soup crocks, a fancy wine decanter or a nice wine bottle stopper.

From Seattle Times Nov. 18, 2022

“Someone dropped these off this morning,” Douglas Heller, an owner of the gallery with his brother Michael, said, holding up a white decanter and blue pitcher.

From New York Times Oct. 21, 2022

"You know," she said, picking up a decanter, "I'm intrigued."

From "Invisible Man" by Ralph Ellison

They are buying everything from dinnerware and serveware to bottle openers, wine charms and decanters at her upstate New York store, Bousquet said.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 23, 2025

She went back to her shed and started making glasses and decanters as wedding presents for friends.

From BBC Jan. 15, 2023

Evans described first-class cabins that included fine china, liquor cabinets with crystal decanters, hair creams in ceramic jars from Paris, solid gold spectacles and Wild West clothing.

From Washington Times Dec. 1, 2022

Unfiltered Port forms a sediment, or crust, in the bottle, requiring decanting into … well … decanters, allowing oxygen to mix with the Port while the sediment is left in the bottle.

From Seattle Times Nov. 16, 2022

Certainly when Slughorn, who had been busy with decanters and glasses, turned to face the room again, his eyes fell immediately upon Harry.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling




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