Decantation

(definition) by Webster 1913 Tue Dec 21 1999 at 22:55:33

De`can*ta"tion [Cf. F. d'ecantation.]

The act of pouring off a clear liquor gently from its lees or sediment, or from one vessel into another.

 

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