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.
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The double-wall stainless-steel thermal carafe ensures hot coffee for pouring throughout the day.
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Terri Williams, Architectural Digest, 21 Feb. 2025
Sadly, the carafe has long been discontinued, but WIRED’s 15-year-old sample here stands as a testament to design and durability.
—Parker Hall, WIRED, 2 Feb. 2025
The distilled rice beverage is served in 20-ounce carafes with small cups to sip from.
—Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2024
On the left is a drip coffee maker that uses your ground coffee of choice to brew a full carafe.
—Rennie Dyball, People.com, 29 Nov. 2024
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Terri Williams, Architectural Digest, 21 Feb. 2025
Sadly, the carafe has long been discontinued, but WIRED’s 15-year-old sample here stands as a testament to design and durability.
—Parker Hall, WIRED, 2 Feb. 2025
The distilled rice beverage is served in 20-ounce carafes with small cups to sip from.
—Rachel Bernhard, Journal Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2024
On the left is a drip coffee maker that uses your ground coffee of choice to brew a full carafe.
—Rennie Dyball, People.com, 29 Nov. 2024
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“Carafe.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/carafe. Accessed 5 Mar. 2025.
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