Bray

Bray
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]


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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

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