Doris' Year-End Blog Post. I canât believe another year is coming to an end -- and what a year itâs been! Although Iâm usually not too thrilled about celebrating my birthday, you all have made my entire 90thyear so special with your love and support for the precious babies. Here are just a few of the highlights ...
A carafe /kÉËrÃ¦f/ is a glass container without handles used for serving wine and other drinks. Unlike the related decanter, carafes do not include stoppers. Coffee pots included in coffee makers are also referred to as carafes in American English. In France, carafes are commonly used to serve water.
A caravel (Portuguese: caravela, [kÉÉ¾ÉËvÉlÉ]) is a small, highly maneuverable sailing ship developed in the 15th century by the Portuguese to explore along the West African coast and into the Atlantic Ocean.The lateen sails gave her speed and the capacity for sailing to windward (beating).Caravels were used by the Portuguese for the oceanic exploration voyages during the 15th and 16th centuries in the Age of Discovery.n the transition to the 16th century, the Portuguese created a specialized fighting ship also called the caravela redonda or square-rigged caravel (also caravela de armada) to act as an escort in Brazil and in the Indies route.