Carafe

noun

noun ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A bottle, usually glass and with a flared lip, used for serving water, wine, or other beverages.

    "Amongst the scattered letters and papers, there stood a claret jug, a large carafe of water, and an empty glass."

  2. 2
    a bottle with a stopper; for serving wine or water wordnet
  3. 3
    A glass pot with a spout for pouring, used both for serving coffee and as a receptacle during the brewing process.

    "Emma brings out the carafe of dark coffee."

Synonyms

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bottlecanteencruetdecanterflaskjar

Example

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"I broke the carafe that goes to the coffee maker."

Etymology

First attested 1786, from French carafe, from Italian caraffa, probably from Arabic غُرْفَة (ḡurfa, “cup or dipper”), from غَرَفَ (ḡarafa, “to ladle”). Doublet of carboy.

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