noun
1.
a flat, shallow container or receptacle made of wood, metal, etc., usually with slightly raised edges, used for carrying, holding, or displaying articles of food, glass, china, etc.
2.
a removable receptacle of this shape in a cabinet, box, trunk, or the like, sometimes forming a drawer.
3.
a tray and its contents: to order a breakfast tray from room service.
Origin:
before 1050; Middle English; Old English trēg, trīg; cognate with Old Swedish trö corn measure; akin to tree
before 1050; Middle English; Old English trēg, trīg; cognate with Old Swedish trö corn measure; akin to tree
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| —n | |
| 1. | a thin flat board or plate of metal, plastic, etc, usually with a raised edge, on which things can be carried |
| 2. | a shallow receptacle for papers, etc, sometimes forming a drawer in a cabinet or box |
| [Old English trieg; related to Old Swedish trö corn measure, Old Norse treyja carrier, Greek driti tub, German Trog | |
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Word Origin & History
tray
O.E. treg, trig "flat board with a low rim," from P.Gmc. *traujan (cf. O.Swed. tro, a corn measure). Related to O.E. treow "wood, tree," and the primary sense may have been "wooden vessel."
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Example sentences
The gummy edge makes it easy to prop the tablet up on a table or desk, or even those fold-out tray tables on the airplane.
Folded down, it becomes an arm rest, cup holder and tray.
Some cinemas have replaced rows of seats with widely spaced reclining chairs, with tray tables and waiter service.
Guests can summon the butler, who then appears at the door with a selection of perfumes and colognes on a silver tray.
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