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carafe

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Noun — A bottle, usually glass and with a flared lip, used for serving water, wine, or other beverages.

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First attested 1786, from French carafe, from Italian caraffa, probably from Arabic غُرْفَة (ḡurfa, “cup or dipper”), from غَرَفَ (ḡarafa, “to ladle”). Doublet of carboy.

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