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Webster 1913 Edition


Carafe


Ca-rafe′

,
Noun.
[F.]
A glass water bottle for the table or toilet; – called also
croft
.

Definition 2024


carafe

carafe

English

A carafe (bottle with flared lip)

Noun

carafe (plural carafes)

  1. A bottle, usually glass and with a flared lip, used for serving water, wine, or other beverages.
  2. A glass pot with a spout for pouring, used for both serving coffee and as a receptacle during the brewing process.

Translations


French

Etymology

From Italian caraffa, probably from Arabic غُرْفَة (ḡurfa, cup or dipper), from غَرَفَ (ḡarafa, to ladle).

Noun

carafe f (plural carafes)

  1. carafe