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carafe
CIDE DICTIONARY
carafe, n. [F.].
A glass water bottle for the table or toilet; -- called also croft . [1913 Webster]
OXFORD DICTIONARY
carafe, n. a glass container for water or wine, esp. at a table or bedside.
Etymology
F f. It. caraffa, ult. f. Arab. garrafa drinking vessel
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