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bray1 definition

bray (brā)

intransitive verb

to make the loud, harsh cry of a donkey, or a sound, esp. a laugh, like this

Etymology: ME braien < OFr braire < VL *bragire, to cry out

transitive verb

to utter loudly and harshly

noun

the loud, harsh cry of a donkey, or a sound like this
bray2 definition

bray (brā)

transitive verb

  1. to crush or pound into a powder, as in a mortar
  2. to spread thin, as ink

Etymology: ME braien < OFr breier, to pound, pulverize; prob. < Frank *brekan, break

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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