De-cănt', v. t.

v. t. [imp. & p. p. DECANTED; p. pr. & vb. n. DECANTING.] [Fr. décanter, Sp. decantar, It. decantare, properly to pour off from the edge of a vessel, from de and O. Fr. cant, Sp. & It. canto, edge, border, end. See CANT.] To pour off gently, as liquor from its sediment; or to pour from one vessel into another; as, to decant wine.