1. a decorative glass bottle used for serving wine, whiskey, or other alcoholic beverages

Examples

• She poured the wine from the bottle into a crystal decanter.
• The whiskey decanter sat on the mahogany sideboard.
• He filled the decanter with port wine for dinner.
• The antique decanter was made of cut glass.
• They served brandy from an elegant silver-topped decanter.
• The decanter allowed the wine to breathe before serving.