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[ kuh-raf, -rahf ] / kəˈræf, -ˈrɑf / SEE SYNONYMS FOR carafe ON THESAURUS.COM
nouna wide-mouthed glass or metal bottle with a lip or spout, for holding and serving beverages. Origin of carafe1780–90; <French <Italian caraff(a) <Spanish garrafa, perhaps <dialectal Arabic gharrāfah dipper, drinking vessel Words nearby carafecaracol, caracole, Caractacus, caracul, Carafate, carafe, caragana, carageen, Caramanlis, caramba, carambola Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for carafeWhen you order a cup, a carafe is brought to your place at the table or counter so you can refill your cup as needed. Welcome to Yooperland, A Little Slice of Finland in Michigan|Jane & Michael Stern|May 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST My only line was, I pour some water from a carafe into a glass and say, “Here, Harry, have some water and calm down.” Mel Brooks Is Always Funny and Often Wise in This 1975 Playboy Interview|Alex Belth|February 16, 2014|DAILY BEAST There is another scene in which Meredith pours a cup of coffee from a carafe in the kitchen she shares with Knox. Lifetime's Amanda Knox Movie|Barbie Latza Nadeau|February 15, 2011|DAILY BEAST At length she dismissed the maid, switched off the lights, and then remembered that there was no water in the carafe. The Voice in the Fog|Harold MacGrath
He pushed the carafe across the table, but Dick picked up his glass, which he had left about half full. Brandon of the Engineers|Harold Bindloss I return with a glass and a carafe and pour out for her as much as she wishes. Mysterious Psychic Forces|Camille Flammarion On the right hand of the p. 347table, and somewhat below its level, is a shelf, where repose a carafe of water and a tumbler. Speeches of Charles Dickens|Charles Dickens He placed a loaf of bread and a carafe of water on the table, and went away, locking the door as before. Harper's New Monthly Magazine, Vol. 3, July, 1851|Various
British Dictionary definitions for carafe
noun- an open-topped glass container for serving water or wine at table
- (as modifier)a carafe wine
Word Origin for carafeC18: from French, from Italian caraffa, from Spanish garrafa, from Arabic gharrāfah vessel Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to carafebeaker, decanter, flask, jar, urn, bucket, vase, bottle, pot, tub, vial, glass, jug, kettle, crate, packet, vessel, dish, storage, bowl |