carafe
carafe
Definition
ca·rafe (kə raf′, -räf′)
noun
a glass bottle for serving wine, water, or coffee
Etymology: Fr < It caraffa; prob. < Ar gharrâf, drinking cup < gharafa, to draw water
carafe
Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- wine: Colin Johnson celebrated the removal of his black on yellow cross by assaulting carafes of red wine in true Mike Hawthorn manner.
- water: Near the foot of the bed stood a dish of oranges and a carafe of water.
- red: We were a party of five and having ordered the carafe of house red ( £ 15 ) we asked for water.
Converse of object
- share: The place to go to share a carafe with your mate when the sun is shining.
Noun used with modifier
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