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carafe

[ kuh-raf, -rahf ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

a wide-mouthed glass or metal bottle with a lip or spout, for holding and serving beverages.

carafe

/ kəˈræf; -ˈrɑːf /

1. an open-topped glass container for serving water or wine at table
2. ( as modifier )
  a carafe wine

Origin of carafe¹

1780–90; < French < Italian caraff ( a ) < Spanish garrafa, perhaps < dialectal Arabic gharrāfah dipper, drinking vessel

Origin of carafe¹

C18: from French, from Italian caraffa, from Spanish garrafa, from Arabic gharrāfah vessel

When you order a cup, a carafe is brought to your place at the table or counter so you can refill your cup as needed.

My only line was, I pour some water from a carafe into a glass and say, “Here, Harry, have some water and calm down.”

Sodastream Glass Carafe Selzer Maker Space in our kitchen is at a premium.

There is another scene in which Meredith pours a cup of coffee from a carafe in the kitchen she shares with Knox.

He was seated at a table, on which stood a carafe of water, a bowl of sugar, and a glass of absinthe.

He pushed back his chair, rose, and went to the sideboard, where he poured out a glass of water from the carafe and drank it off.

Delia rises, goes to table and picks up water carafe which she replaces on refectory table up L.

It was the cue for Andoche to slip gratefully into a chair, possess the carafe and prepare to listen.

After some moments the curtain advances, the carafe is grasped, and the glass seems to be half full.

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