| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| PRONUNCIATION: |  br |
| TRANSITIVE VERB: | Inflected forms: brayed, bray·ing, brays
1. To crush and pound to a fine consistency, as in a mortar. 2. To spread (ink) thinly over a surface. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English braien, from Old French breier, of Germanic origin. See bhreg- in Appendix I.
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