carafe

[US]/kə'ræf/
[UK]/kə'ræf/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. glass container for serving water or wine

Phrases & Collocations

glass carafe

serving carafe

table carafe

Example Sentences

their meal arrived, together with a carafe of red wine.

pour water into the carafe

serve wine from the carafe

place the carafe on the table

fill the carafe with fresh juice

use a carafe for serving drinks

clean the carafe after use

keep the carafe in the fridge

a glass carafe for serving beverages

the elegant design of the carafe

a crystal carafe for wine

Real-world Examples

Stop it! I cried; pull yourself together! and I poured out some water from a carafe.

Source: The Engineer's Thumb Case of Sherlock Holmes

" A small carafe of vodka, very cold, " ordered Bond.

Source: Casino Royale of the 007 series

I seized a carafe from a side-table and rushed to his aid.

Source: The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: New Cases (Volume 1)

The little carafe of vodka had arrived in its bowl of crushed ice and Bond filled their glasses.

Source: Casino Royale of the 007 series

She rallied, however, on drinking a glass of water which I quietly poured out for her from a Venetian carafe upon the side-table.

Source: The Sign of the Four

In France, a free carafe of tap water is either on the table or will be quickly if you ask.

Source: Uncle Rich takes you on a trip to Europe.

The smoking-room was almost empty and they chose a small table away from the platform where the Chief Steward was laying out the auctioneer's paraphernalia, the box for the numbered slips, the hammer, the carafe of water.

Source: 007 Series: Diamonds Are Forever (Part 2)

Over by the window was an incongruous-looking throne-like chair in carved oak with a red velvet seat, a low table on which stood an empty water carafe and two glasses, and a light arm-chair with a round cane seat and no cushion.

Source: Casino Royale of the 007 series

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