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

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. 2018

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