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  2  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Bray  \Bray\,  v.  t.  [imp.  &  p.  p.  {Brayed};  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. 
 
  Though  thou  shouldest  bray  a  fool  in  a  mortar,  .  .  . 
  yet  will  not  his  foolishness  depart  from  him  --Prov. 
  xxvii.  22. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Braying  \Bray"ing\,  a. 
  Making  a  harsh  noise;  blaring.  ``Braying  trumpets.''  --Shak. 




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