carafe
noun
a wide-mouthed glass or metal bottle with a lip or spout, for holding and serving beverages.
carafes
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pluralof carafe.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Just as they did in Beethoven's time, euphoric revellers still spill out onto the paths of the otherwise sleepy outskirts in the vine-lined Viennese hillsides after a few carafes of white- or red-wine spritzers.
From Barron's ● Jul. 26, 2026
“It looks good on a picture, and that’s about it,” Hennessey says, adding that in his own restaurant, he uses larger carafes to smooth out service and keep diners from getting grumpy.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2025
And in my seminar rooms these past few weeks, my classmates and I hydrated all day long from large carafes filled directly from the tap, with nary a cube in sight.
From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2023
It’s like dining in a Guatemalan art gallery, right down to the beaded clay water carafes placed on your table, each covered with a vivid embroidered floral runner.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 11, 2023
More servants wheel in breakfast carts with carafes of snowmelon juice and water.
From "The Belles" by Dhonielle Clayton
