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Synonyms for carafe


Grammar : Noun
Spell : kuh-raf, -rahf
Phonetic Transcription : kəˈræf, -ˈrɑf

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Définition of carafe

Origin :
  • 1786, from French carafe (17c.), from Italian caraffa (or Spanish garrafa), probably from Arabic gharraf "drinking cup," or Persian qarabah "a large flagon."
  • As in jug : noun container for liquid
  • As in pitcher : noun jug
  • As in bottle : noun container, usually for liquids
  • As in container : noun holder for physical object
  • As in decanter : noun vessel
  • As in flask : noun small container for liquid
Example sentences :
  • Iredale produced a decanter and glasses and a carafe of water.
  • Extract from : « The Hound From The North » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • A carafe of Spanish wine and some glasses stood on a table close by.
  • Extract from : « Brandon of the Engineers » by Harold Bindloss
  • There was an empty inkstand there also, and a carafe of water with a glass by it.
  • Extract from : « The Angel of Pain » by E. F. Benson
  • He flew and returned with a glass, the decanter of brandy and a carafe of water.
  • Extract from : « Dracula » by Bram Stoker
  • The speaker then paused, and took a sip of water from the carafe which stood at his elbow.
  • Extract from : « Mike » by P. G. Wodehouse
  • I return with a glass and a carafe and pour out for her as much as she wishes.
  • Extract from : « Mysterious Psychic Forces » by Camille Flammarion
  • Teevan came back, bearing a carafe and a bottle of soda water.
  • Extract from : « Ewing\'s Lady » by Harry Leon Wilson
  • On a table in the centre stood a carafe of wine and a basket of sweet biscuit.
  • Extract from : « Robert Tournay » by William Sage
  • The stuff is always tepid, for the water in the carafe has a temperature of 80 degrees.
  • Extract from : « The Sea and the Jungle » by H. M. Tomlinson
  • What could there have been to fascinate, he mused, in that carafe of—water?
  • Extract from : « A Republic Without a President and Other Stories » by Herbert Ward
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