Decantation

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Decantation \De`can*ta"tion\ (?; 277), n. [Cf. F.
     d['e]cantation.]
     The act of pouring off a clear liquor gently from its lees or
     sediment, or from one vessel into another.
     [1913 Webster]