Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A glass or metal bottle, often with a flared lip, used for serving water or wine.
- noun A glass pot with a pouring spout, used in making coffee.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A glass water-bottle or decanter.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun A glass water bottle for the table or toilet; -- called also
croft .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
bottle , usuallyglass and with aflared lip , used for servingwater ,wine , or otherbeverages . - noun A glass
pot with aspout for pouring, used for both servingcoffee and as areceptacle during thebrewing process.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a bottle with a stopper; for serving wine or water
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Opening the door, I remove the coffee carafe from the bottom shelf, then the filter basket from the top.
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Opening the door, I remove the coffee carafe from the bottom shelf, then the filter basket from the top.
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At first glance the hourglass shaped carafe, which is corseted by a wooden neck and a string of rawhide, exudes retro bohemian style.
Coffee: The Fragrant Cup Revealed Michelle Krell Kydd 2008
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At first glance the hourglass shaped carafe, which is corseted by a wooden neck and a string of rawhide, exudes retro bohemian style.
Archive 2008-01-01 Michelle Krell Kydd 2008
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The carafe was a fine one, and the emptiness of the cups, arranged invitingly along the long table, carried an unmistakable air of expectation.
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A carafe is a coffee pot you can pour from, but there are both glass carafes and stainless steel carafes.
WN.com - Articles related to PNG to benefit from increased coffee prices 2010
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Traditionally decanters, essentially glass serving vessels for wine, sometimes called a carafe, were used to separate aged wines from its sediment.
Edmonton Sun 2009
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Traditionally decanters, essentially glass serving vessels for wine, sometimes called a carafe, were used to separate aged wines from its sediment.
London Free Press 2009
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“This is not to merely plug Stein in to the ‘cubist’ slot – no argument from me that artists, even those associated with movements, are individuals – but to question whether her carafe is the product of a singleton or someone, as I’d argue, as much involved in group process as, in Stein’s own words, ‘writ [ing] for myself.’”
t=e=m=p=e=r=a=m=e=n=t : Ange Mlinko : Harriet the Blog : The Poetry Foundation 2007
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On top of the cabinet stood a set of cognac glasses, a glass carafe with cognac and a photograph of a young woman.
old story nathreee 2010
beautifulpyre commented on the word carafe
Rhymes with giraffe.
April 30, 2009
gangerh commented on the word carafe
Not where I come from.
April 30, 2009
reesetee commented on the word carafe
How do you pronounce this, gang?
May 2, 2009
dontcry commented on the word carafe
Ca - raf (emphasize "ca")
May 2, 2009
reesetee commented on the word carafe
Interesting. 'Round these parts it's usually "cuh-RAFF."
May 2, 2009
dontcry commented on the word carafe
My glass is empty. May you pour, please?
May 2, 2009
gangerh commented on the word carafe
Caraff. Girahff.
May 2, 2009
chained_bear commented on the word carafe
I say "cuh-RAFF" too. When I was a kid I said "CAHR-a-fey." Hee.
May 3, 2009
dontcry commented on the word carafe
*stares blankly into empty glass*
May 3, 2009
reesetee commented on the word carafe
*finally pours*
May 4, 2009
dontcry commented on the word carafe
Well, great! Now it's cold.
May 5, 2009
reesetee commented on the word carafe
*reminds dontcry that the carafe is insulated*
May 5, 2009