carafe
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6.1
- noun
- /kəˈræf/
:
carafe
- The waiter brought a carafe of sparkling water to our table.
- a carafe and glass
Like I've got a, I've got a big old, you know, carafe of serotonin right now just sitting here with you.
- Like I've got a, I've got a big old, you know, carafe of serotonin right now just sitting here with you.
- So now I have this Blintech carafe you've which you've hidden that I just keep it on the top shelf inside a cabinet.
Examples
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His steward comes in with a tin of green tea, cups with covers, and a blue carafe of boiled water.
Fiction book (2002) -
"No more wine, Mom," I say, sliding the carafe to the end of the table where we finish it off.
Fiction book (1996) -
Water is needed in the glass and carafe to bring out the background design.
Academic text (1999) -
I shut the door and helped myself to the carafe of water on the bar against the nearest wall.
Fiction book (2000) -
While we're waiting, how about another carafe of the bubbly?
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Jim pours himself a glass of water from a carafe and drinks.
Fiction book (2000) -
There was a long-necked carafe, full of black wine, in the center of the table, like an axis.
Fiction book (1998) -
There's no wine list, so Mom settles for a carafe of red.
Fiction book (1996) -
Renko thought as he hefted a carafe of ice water.
Fiction book (1999) -
Cal has lamb chops with a half-carafe of white wine.
Fiction book (2001)
Synonyms
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1.0
A container with a narrow neck for holding drinks or other liquids
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1.0
A container with a handle and spout for holding and pouring drinks
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3.2
A container that holds liquids like a bowl or cup
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1.0
A large container with a narrow opening for holding and pouring liquids
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1.0
A glass container for keeping and pouring wine
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6.5
A decorative glass bottle with a stopper used to serve wine
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1.0
A container for holding and pouring water
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2.5
A container like a cup or mug for holding liquids to drink
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Etymology
The word carafe comes to English through French and Italian from an Arabic word gharrafa that meant 'to ladle' or 'to scoop'. So a carafe is easy to remember: it is a glass bottle for pouring drinks, just like the old word showed someone serving liquid.