bray
- bray
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I. verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French braire to cry, bellow, roar, from Vulgar Latin *bragere, of Celtic origin; akin to Old Irish braigid he breaks wind
Date: 14th century
intransitive verb
to utter the characteristic loud harsh cry of a donkey; also to utter a sound like a donkey's
transitive verb
to utter or play loudly or harshly
• bray noun
II. transitive verb
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French braier, breier, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German brehhan to break — more at break
Date: 14th century
1. to crush or grind fine <
bray seeds in a mortar
>
2. to spread thin <bray printing ink
>
New Collegiate Dictionary.
2001.
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Bray — (irisch Bré, Aussprache /b´r´e:/) ist ein Badeort im irischen County Wicklow. Bray liegt gut zwanzig Kilometer südlich von Dublin. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 … Deutsch Wikipedia
Bray-et-Lu — Bray et Lû Bray et Lû Pays France Région … Wikipédia en Français
Bray et Lû — Pays France Région … Wikipédia en Français
Bray — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Bray puede referirse a: Bray, comuna francesa del departamento de Eure Bray, comuna francesa del departamento de Saona y Loira Bray, ciudad situada al sur de Dublín, en Irlanda Abreviatura científica para el botánico … Wikipedia Español
bray — bray·er; bray·ton; cham·bray; char·bray; mont·bray·ite; bray; … English syllables
Bray — Bray, v. i. [OE brayen, F. braire to bray, OF. braire to cry, fr. LL. bragire to whinny; perh. fr. the Celtic and akin to E. break; or perh. of imitative origin.] [1913 Webster] 1. To utter a loud, harsh cry, as an ass. [1913 Webster] Laugh, and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bray-et-Lû — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Bray et Lû País … Wikipedia Español
bray — ● bray nom masculin (de Bray, nom propre) Synonyme de boutonnière. ● bray (synonymes) nom masculin (de Bray, nom propre) Synonymes : boutonnière … Encyclopédie Universelle
Bray — Bray, n. [OE. braye, brey, brew, eyebrow, brow of a hill, hill, bank, Scot. bra, brae, bray, fr. AS. br[=ae]w eyebrow, influenced by the allied Icel. br[=a] eyebrow, bank, also akin to AS. br[=u] eyebrow. See {Brow}.] A bank; the slope of a hill; … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bray — (br[=a]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Brayed} (br[=a]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Braying}.] [OE. brayen, OF. breier, F. broyer to pound, grind, fr. OHG. brehhan to break. See {Break}.] To pound, beat, rub, or grind small or fine. [1913 Webster] Though thou… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bray — Bray, n. The harsh cry of an ass; also, any harsh, grating, or discordant sound. [1913 Webster] The bray and roar of multitudinous London. Jerrold. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
