Decanter

Examples

• Sir Percival filled another glass from the decanter so awkwardly that he upset it and spilt all the wine over the table. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• Yes, sir, it is true that he threw the decanter at me. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• You mean yes, I think,' said the little man, turning to the sideboard for a decanter and glasses. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• Ah, to be sure; one of your damned new versions of old humbug, said Mr. Hawley, passing the decanter to Mr. Wrench. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
• I think you were speaking of dogs killing rats, Pitt remarked mildly, handing his cousin the decanter to buzz. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• Then he threw a decanter at that maid, Theresa Wright--there was trouble about that. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• Other things being equal, said Holmes, one would suspect the one at whose head the master threw a decanter. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
• The old man also took a supply of ammunition, but his decanter clinked against the glass as he tried to fill it. William Makepeace Thackeray. Vanity Fair.
• Very much so indeed,' replied Mr. Pickwick, as the waiter placed a small decanter of brandy, and some hot water before him. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• Sir Percival was sitting at the table with a decanter of wine before him. Wilkie Collins. The Woman in White.
• He was ushered into the dining-room, where, doubtless, he speedily helped his rector to empty the decanters. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• With this view, Mr. Wardle invited the full circle to dinner at the Adelphi; and the decanters having been thrice sent round, opened the business. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
• I thought I saw him leer in an ugly way at me while the decanters were going round, but as there was no love lost between us, that might easily be. Charles Dickens. Great Expectations.
• He was shown into the little back study, where sat Mr. Brownlow and his friend Mr. Grimwig, with decanters and glasses before them. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
• Agnes set the glasses and decanters in the same corner, and Mr. Wickfield sat down to drink, and drank a good deal. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
• They drew to the fire, with the decanters and the glasses and the food. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
• The place was empty and quiet, glasses and decanters were cleared from the table, the chairs were put back in their places, all was orderly. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
• It is of no importance to us, however, since the decanters were full, and it had therefore not been used. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.

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