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tray

1[trey] ,
–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:
bef. 1050; ME; OE trēg, trīg; c. OSw trö corn measure; akin to tree

tray

2[trey] ,
–noun Australian Slang.
a coin worth threepence.
Also called tray bit.


Origin:
1895–1900; cf. earlier argot trey, tray three, a set of three, prob. ult. < It tre (< L trēs three ); cf. trey
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tray   (trā)   
n.  
  1. A shallow flat receptacle with a raised edge or rim, used for carrying, holding, or displaying articles.

  2. A shallow flat receptacle with its contents: took the patient a dinner tray.


[Middle English, from Old English trēg; see deru- in Indo-European roots.]
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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."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: tray
Pronunciation: 'trA
Function: noun
: an appliance consisting of a flanged body and a handle for use in holding plastic material against thegums or teeth in making negative impressions for dentures
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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