| slovo | definícia |
bray
(encz) | bray,hýkat v: EVa Porovat & BOA |
bray
(encz) | bray,vřeštění n: Zdeněk Brož |
Bray
(gcide) | 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.]
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1. To utter a loud, harsh cry, as an ass.
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Laugh, and they
Return it louder than an ass can bray. --Dryden.
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2. To make a harsh, grating, or discordant noise.
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Heard ye the din of battle bray? --Gray.
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Bray
(gcide) | Bray \Bray\, v. t.
To make or utter with a loud, discordant, or harsh and
grating sound.
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Arms on armor clashing, brayed
Horrible discord. --MIlton.
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And varying notes the war pipes brayed. --Sir W.
Scott.
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Bray
(gcide) | Bray \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.
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Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar, . . .
yet will not his foolishness depart from him. --Prov.
xxvii. 22.
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Bray
(gcide) | Bray \Bray\, n.
The harsh cry of an ass; also, any harsh, grating, or
discordant sound.
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The bray and roar of multitudinous London. --Jerrold.
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Bray
(gcide) | 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; a hill. See Brae, which is now
the usual spelling. [North of Eng. & Scot.] --Fairfax.
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bray
(wn) | bray
n 1: the cry of an ass
v 1: braying characteristic of donkeys [syn: hee-haw, bray]
2: reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading;
"grind the spices in a mortar"; "mash the garlic" [syn:
grind, mash, crunch, bray, comminute]
3: laugh loudly and harshly |
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bray
(encz) | bray,hýkat v: EVa Porovat & BOAbray,vřeštění n: Zdeněk Brož |
chambray
(encz) | chambray, |
Abray
(gcide) | Abray \A*bray"\, v. [A false form from the preterit abraid,
abrayde.]
See Abraid. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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Brayed
(gcide) | Bray \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.
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Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar, . . .
yet will not his foolishness depart from him. --Prov.
xxvii. 22.
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Brayer
(gcide) | Brayer \Bray"er\, n.
An implement for braying and spreading ink in hand printing.
[1913 Webster]Brayer \Bray"er\, n.
One that brays like an ass. --Pope.
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Brayera anthelmintica
(gcide) | Kousso \Kous"so\, n. (Bot.)
An Abyssinian rosaceous tree (Brayera anthelmintica), the
flowers of which are used as a vermifuge. [Written also
cusso and kosso.]
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Braying
(gcide) | Bray \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.
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Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar, . . .
yet will not his foolishness depart from him. --Prov.
xxvii. 22.
[1913 Webster]Braying \Bray"ing\, a.
Making a harsh noise; blaring. "Braying trumpets." --Shak.
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Chambray
(gcide) | Chambray \Cham"bray\, n. [From Cambrai, France. Cf. Cambric.]
A gingham woven in plain colors with linen finish.
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Fausse-braye
(gcide) | Fausse-braye \Fausse`-braye"\, n. [F. fausse-braie.] (Mil.)
A second rampart, exterior to, and parallel to, the main
rampart, and considerably below its level.
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Outbray
(gcide) | Outbray \Out*bray"\, v. t.
1. To exceed in braying.
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2. To emit with great noise. [Obs.] --Fairfax.
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bray
(wn) | bray
n 1: the cry of an ass
v 1: braying characteristic of donkeys [syn: hee-haw, bray]
2: reduce to small pieces or particles by pounding or abrading;
"grind the spices in a mortar"; "mash the garlic" [syn:
grind, mash, crunch, bray, comminute]
3: laugh loudly and harshly |
chambray
(wn) | chambray
n 1: a lightweight fabric woven with white threads across a
colored warp |
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