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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Richie shakes her head in disappointment and turns her attention to a cooling carafe of coffee.
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Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Dec. 2024
Filtering is as easy as sticking the immersion chamber atop the carafe.
—Boutayna Chokrane, WIRED, 3 Dec. 2024
This retailer, helmed by recent cover star Lauren Santo Domingo, is a great option for revamping your tabletop in maximalist style with vibrant carafes and candlestick holders on sale.
—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 29 Nov. 2024
There's even a hot plate that keeps the coffee warm in the carafe for two hours.
—Rennie Dyball, People.com, 29 Nov. 2024
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Mikey O'Connell, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Dec. 2024
Filtering is as easy as sticking the immersion chamber atop the carafe.
—Boutayna Chokrane, WIRED, 3 Dec. 2024
This retailer, helmed by recent cover star Lauren Santo Domingo, is a great option for revamping your tabletop in maximalist style with vibrant carafes and candlestick holders on sale.
—Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 29 Nov. 2024
There's even a hot plate that keeps the coffee warm in the carafe for two hours.
—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 21 Dec. 2024.
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