carafe• You may want to chase it all down with a $ 3 carafe of hotsake.• The souparrived, a richbroth, and rolls and butter and a carafe of wine as well.• Twenty minutes later the fatlady gave him a carafe of yellow wine.• The wine, which arrived in a carafe, was a strong excellent vin ordinaire.• With some misgiving, I ordered a halfcarafe of red wine.• She had a martini and small carafe in front of her, and was nibblingsaltedpeanuts.• The waiterpours a small taste from the carafe into a glass, waits for approval, then pours the rest.• He poured her another glass of wine from the carafe which stood between them on the table.
Origincarafe
(1700-1800)FrenchItaliancaraffa, from Arabicgharrafah, from gharafa“to get water from a well”