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decanter

[dih-kan-ter] / dɪˈkæn tər /


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In the kitchen behind Meghan we can see elegant bowls and a glass decanter.

From BBC Mar. 15, 2024

A bowl of his tempura udon wouldn’t be complete without a sprinkle of shichimi, which, at his dinerlike restaurant, you can find next to the salt and pepper shakers and soy sauce decanter.

From Seattle Times Oct. 15, 2023

While cleaning camp, my partner even found a desecrated crystal decanter filled with urine.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 10, 2023

“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

He’s carrying a tray of thimble-size acorn cups and a silvery decanter of what smells like blackberry wine in his large, clawed hands.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black

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

Dug sits upright on the limo’s black Corinthian leather seat, flanked by crystal liquor decanters on one side and a TV and VCR on the other.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 21, 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

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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