carafe

     

A ecanter is a vessel supplied with a stopper that is used to hold the decantation of a liquid (such as wine) which may contain sediment. Decanters are normally used as serving vessels for wine.

Trivia about carafe

  • It's a simple glass vessel for wine, or the glass pot of a drip coffeemaker
  • Perhaps from the Arabic for "drinking cup", it's used for serving wine in a restaurant

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