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[trey] Pronunciation Key,
[trey] Pronunciation Key, –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. |
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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(trā) Pronunciation Key
n.
[Middle English, from Old English trēg; see deru- in Indo-European roots.] |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
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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."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
| tray | |
noun | |
| an open receptacle for holding or displaying or serving articles or food |
WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Tray
Tray\, v. t. [OF. tra["i]r, F. trahir, L. tradere. See Traitor.] To betray; to deceive. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Tray\, n.; pl. Trays. [OE. treye, AS. treg. Cf. Trough.]1. A small trough or wooden vessel, sometimes scooped out of a block of wood, for various domestic uses, as in making bread, chopping meat, etc. 2. A flat, broad vessel on which dishes, glasses, etc., are carried; a waiter; a salver. 3. A shallow box, generally without a top, often used within a chest, trunk, box, etc., as a removable receptacle for small or light articles.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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