What is "carafes"

Usage examples of "carafes".

She sat upon the reliable lid of an old army footlocker, reflecting upon bath towels and pillowcases and water carafes and coat hangers and extension cords-she understood the boys were bringing some sort of computer with them.

He had already consumed six carafes of sake, a prodigious amount, even for him, but his need was great for liberation from his pressure-filled world.