Carafe
[kə'ræf;-'rɑːf] or [kə'ræf]
Definition
(n.) A glass water bottle for the table or toilet; -- called also croft.
Checked by Annabelle
Definition
n. a water-bottle for the table
Inputed by Gavin
Examples
- How deeply I drank of the ice-cold water in my carafe! Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- Just open that window, and hand me the water carafe. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
- Near the foot of the bed stood a dish of oranges and a carafe of water. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes.
Typist: Randall