decant. decanter, carafe, painted themselves into a corner

'Riyadh and its Arab allies have painted themselves into a corner at a precarious moment for the Gulf.'



Elegant 'Riedel Decanter' [滗] - the traditional way of airing wine.

Unlike the glass decanter, the Vinaera offers wine lovers the convenience of wine ‘breathing’ instantly: its flavors and aromas can be savoured immediately after a bottle is opened. The Taiwanese are just not so patient with 'slow life culture'.

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paint somebody/yourself into a corner

to do something that takes away all of your choices They've painted themselves into a corner by promising toannounce the results of their investigation. The army painted the rebels into a corner, and the only choice they hadwas to fight.

 decant

Line breaks: de¦cant

Pronunciation: /dɪˈkant/

Definition of decant in English:

verb

[WITH OBJECT]

1Gradually pour (wine, port, or another liquid) from onecontainer into another, typically in order to separateout sediment:he decanted the rich red liquid into some glasses

1.1British Temporarily transfer (people) to another place:tour coaches decant eager customers directly into the store

Origin

Mid 17th century: from medieval Latin decanthare, fromLatin de- 'away from' + canthus 'edge, rim' (used to denote the angular lip of a beaker), from Greek kanthos'corner of the eye'.

This work was the first Cubist oil painting to enter Leonard Lauder’s collection.

Pablo Picasso (Spanish, 1881–1973) | Carafe and Candlestick | Paris, autumn 1909

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The carafe /kəˈræf/, is a container without handles used for serving wine and other drinks. Unlike the related decanter, carafes do not include stoppers.

Coffee pots included in coffee makers are also referred to as carafes.

In France, carafes are commonly used to serve water. To order a carafe d'eau ("carafe of water") is to request to be served (free) tap water rather than bottled water at a cost.

A carafe