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carafe
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carafe
(noun)
carafe
/kə
ˈ
ræf/
noun
plural
carafes
carafe
/kə
ˈ
ræf/
noun
plural
carafes
Britannica Dictionary definition of CARAFE
[
count
]
:
a glass container that has a wide mouth and that is used to serve drinks (such as water or wine) during a meal
also
:
the amount in a carafe
We drank a
carafe
of wine.
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