carafe
noun
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Spoon a cup of coarsely ground coffee into the stainless steel, super-fine mesh cone that sits inside the glass carafe. — Lisa Zwirn, BostonGlobe.com, "Brew an easier cold brew," 24 June 2019 Order a carafe of sake to share with your chef, and you may be rewarded. — Soleil Ho, SFChronicle.com, "Shota takes the stodgy out of omakase dining," 20 June 2019 Once the coffee is brewed, stacking the lid on top of the bottom vessel activates a valve that allows coffee to drop into the carafe. — Liz Stinson, Curbed, "High-design coffee maker looks like a ceramic pot," 12 June 2019 Keep a gallon jug or large carafe at your desk, by the bed at home, and on the kitchen counter as a constant reminder to drink up. — Sally Tamarkin, SELF, "22 Easy Ways to Drink More Water Every Day," 3 Jan. 2019 Wedding countdown: The final blend takes a minimum of three months. Price tag: $35,000 for 1 liter of fragrance in a crystal carafe, an engraved flacon, six refill flacons, and two travel sprays. — Harper's Bazaar Staff, Harper's BAZAAR, "17 Over-the-Top Beauty Treatments to Try Before Your Wedding Day," 13 Dec. 2018 Afterwards the coffee finds its way to the carafe below, ready to be served. — John Wenz, Popular Mechanics, "This Retro Coffee Maker Brews a Pot With Vacuum Power," 17 Mar. 2015 Coffee: Hot and robust, poured from a silver carafe and served in fine China. — Fox, Town & Country, "A Table for Mr. Fox," 21 Nov. 2012 That’s not to say that carafe-quality options aren’t still around. — Lettie Teague, WSJ, "Why You Should Consider the House Wine," 17 Oct. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'carafe.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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