Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations

Click to move up the list of words
carabinier
carabiniere
caracal
caracara
Caracas
carack
caracole
caracul
carafe
caramba
carambola
caramel
caramelize
carangid
carapace
carat
caravan
Click to move down the list of words
Also available:

World English Dictionary
Dictionnaire Français

carafe

ca·rafe [ kə ráf ] (plural ca·rafes)


noun 
Definition:
 
1. container for serving drinks: a container with a wide cylindrical base, a narrow neck, and a flared open top, usually made of glass and used to serve liquids, especially wine or water at the table

2. container for coffee: a glass pot with a lip for pouring and a handle, used especially with a drip coffeemaker to brew and serve coffee

3. quantity in carafe: the contents or capacity of a carafe

[Late 18th century. Via French < Italian caraffa]
Advertisement

© 2009 Microsoft