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

half: It is possible to buy carafes and half carafes of house wine, but there isn't a separate wine list as such.
water: Just open that window, and hand me the water carafe.

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