carafe

noun

Etymology: 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.

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.”

   “[…]I ask if he'd like something to drink besides the carafe of tap water that has materialised on the table while we've been talking.”

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.”