carafe

noun

ca·rafe | \ kə-ˈraf

, -ˈräf

Definition of carafe

1 : a bottle with a flaring lip used to hold beverages and especially wine We ordered a carafe of wine with the meal.

2 : a usually glass container used to hold and serve coffee

Examples of carafe in a Sentence

We drank a carafe of wine.

Recent Examples on the Web

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. 2018 Fast forward to October 2018, and a full collection of glasses, cups, carafes, vases, and tablecloths, all adorned with traditional Viennese motifs and colors, is now live on Aerin.com. — Elise Taylor, Vogue, "Aerin Lauder and Martina Mondadori Sartogo Celebrate the Launch of Aerin x Cabana at Estée Lauder’s Former Townhouse," 10 Oct. 2018 Coffee is hot immediately after brewing and will stay that way in the glass carafe for up to two hours. — The Good Housekeeping Institute, Good Housekeeping, "DeLonghi kMix 10-Cup Coffee Maker #DCM04," 10 Mar. 2014 Amid the neighborhood’s proliferation of artisanal cocktails and green juice variants, a stack of weird, relatively cheap pancakes and the simple joy of a coffee carafe of one’s own seem like quaint, endangered pleasures. — Megan Burbank, The Seattle Times, "In praise of IHOP’s cupcake pancake, the pinnacle of junk food," 22 June 2018

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