1 August 2016
decant
[dih-kant]
verb (used with object)
1. to pour (wine or other liquid) gently so as not to disturb the sediment.
2. to pour (a liquid) from one container to another.
Origin of decant
Medieval Latin
1625-1635; < Medieval Latin dēcanthāre, equivalent to Latin dē- de- + Medieval Latin canth (us) spout, rim of a vessel ( Latin: iron band round a wheel < Greek kánthos corner of the eye, tire) + -āre infinitive suffix
Related forms
decantation [dee-kan-tey-shuh n], noun
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Examples from the Web for decant
Historical Examples
Suffer them to stand together one hour, then decant the liquor.
Mrs. Hale’s Receipts for the Million
Sarah Josepha Hale
When you decant it, be careful not to disturb the settlings at the bottom of the pan.
The Cook’s Oracle; and Housekeeper’s Manual
William Kitchiner
When the solution is complete, and settled, decant it into bottles, and close them with ground stoppers.
A Dictionary of Arts, Manufactures and Mines
Andrew Ure
Anagram
canted
cat den
Today’s quote
The unfed mind devours itself.
– Gore Vidal
On this day
1 August – the official birthday for all thoroughbred horses in the Southern Hemisphere.(see 1 January for Northern Hemisphere).
1 August 10BC – birth of Claudius, Roman Emperor. He was treated as an imbecile because he’d been born with a limp and slight deafness. As a result he was not seen as a threat by others and therefore survived the purges by Caligula and Tiberius. He was the last surviving man in his family following Caligula’s assassination, leading to him being declared emperor by the Praetorian Guard. He proved himself to be an able administrator and constructed many roads, aqueducts and canals across the empire. He successfully invaded Britain, something that previous emperors, including Caligula, had failed to do achieve. He was assassinated by poisoning, many believe by his wife. He was succeeded by his grand-nephew, Nero. Died 13 October 54AD.
1 August 1774 – Joseph Priestly discovers oxygen. Controversially, Carl Willhelm Scheele claims to have discovered oxygen in 1773, but did not publish his findings until 1777, well after Priestly published his own in 1775. Scheele claimed Priestly was an oxygen thief. Other claimants to the discovery of oxygen include Michal Sędziwój (in the 16th century) and Antoine Laurent Lavoisier who was working concurrently with Priestly and Scheele.
1 August 1794 – Whiskey Rebellion, which was a protest against a tax imposed by George Washington on the production of whiskey by grain growers.
1 August 1799 – France becomes the first country to introduce the metric system.
1 August 1834 – slavery officially abolished throughout the British Empire.
1 August 1882 – death of Henry Kendall, Australian poet. Born 18 April 1839.
1 August 1936 – Adolph Hitler opens the XI Olympiad in Berlin, Germany.