bray : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: bray	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bray n the cry of an ass v braying characteristic of donkeys Synonym(s): hee-haw, bray reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading; "grind the spices in a mortar"; "mash the garlic" Synonym(s): grind, mash, crunch, bray, comminute laugh loudly and harshly
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.] 1. To utter a loud, harsh cry, as an ass. Laugh, and they Return it louder than an ass can bray. --Dryden. 2. To make a harsh, grating, or discordant noise. Heard ye the din of battle bray? --Gray.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bray \Bray\, v. t. To make or utter with a loud, discordant, or harsh and grating sound. Arms on armor clashing, brayed Horrible discord. --MIlton. And varying notes the war pipes brayed. --Sir W. Scott.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bray \Bray\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Brayed}; 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. Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar, . . . yet will not his foolishness depart from him. --Prov. xxvii. 22.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bray \Bray\, n. The harsh cry of an ass; also, any harsh, grating, or discordant sound. The bray and roar of multitudinous London. --Jerrold.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bray \Bray\, n. [OE. braye, brey, brew, eyebrow, brow of a hill, hill, bank, Scot. bra, brae, bray, fr. AS. br[?]w eyebrow, influenced by the allied Icel. br[?] eyebrow, bank, also akin to AS. br[?] yebrow. See {Brow}.] A bank; the slope of a hill; a hill. See {Brae}, which is now the usual spelling. [North of Eng. & Scot.] --Fairfax.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Bray, OK (town, FIPS 8550) Location: 34.60883 N, 97.81750 W Population (1990): 925 (400 housing units) Area: 161.3 sq km (land), 1.8 sq km (water)