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carafes

carafes is the plural of carafe.

Meaning of carafe

Noun

carafe (plural carafes)

  1. A bottle, usually glass and with a flared lip, used for serving water, wine, or other beverages.
    • Amongst the scattered letters and papers, there stood a claret jug, a large carafe of water, and an empty glass.1870, Mary Elizabeth Braddon, Run to Earth, page 215
  2. A glass pot with a spout for pouring, used both for serving coffee and as a receptacle during the brewing process.
    • Emma brings out the carafe of dark coffee.2020, Brandon Taylor, Real Life, Daunt Books Originals, page 177

Questions about carafes

What is carafes the plural of?
Carafes is the plural of carafe.

Words near carafes in the dictionary

  1. Caradog
  2. Caradon
  3. Caradonna
  4. Caradonnas
  5. carafe
  6. carafes
  7. caraffe
  8. caraffes
  9. carafiban
  10. Carag Carag
  11. Caraga

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