carafe

[ kuh-raf, -rahf ]

/ kəˈræf, -ˈrɑf /

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noun

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

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Origin of carafe

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

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Examples from the Web for carafe

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.
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

carafe

/ (kəˈræf, -ˈrɑːf) /

noun

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

Word Origin for carafe

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

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Word Origin and History for carafe

carafe

1786, from French carafe (17c.), from Italian caraffa (or Spanish garrafa), probably from Arabic gharraf "drinking cup," or Persian qarabah "a large flagon."