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2,533 words match “RAY”

BETRAYER n.
One who, or that which, betrays.
BETRAYMENT n.
Betrayal. [R.] Udall.
BEWRAY v. 2 definitions
To soil. See Beray.
BEWRAYER n.
One who, or that which, bewrays; a revealer. [Obs. or Archaic] Addison.
BEWRAYMENT n.
Betrayal. [R.]
BIDDING PRAYER n. 2 definitions
The prayer for the souls of benefactors, said before the sermon.
BRAY v. 6 definitions
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.
BRAYER n. 2 definitions
An implement for braying and spreading ink in hand printing.
BRAYING a.
Making a harsh noise; blaring. "Braying trumpets." Shak.
CHAMBRAY n.
A gingham woven in plain colors with linen finish.
CONTRAYERVA n.
A species of Dorstenia (D. Contrayerva), a South American plant, the aromatic root of which is sometimes used in medicine as a gentle stimulant and tonic.
CRAWFISH; CRAYFISH n.
Any crustacean of the family Astacidæ, resembling the lobster, but smaller, and found in fresh waters. Crawfishes are esteemed very delicate food both in Europe and America. The North American species are numerous and mostly belong to the genus Cambarus. The blind crawfish of the Mamoth Cave is Cambarus pellucidus. The…
CRAY; CRAYER n.
See Crare. [Obs.]
CRAYFISH n.
See Crawfish.
CRAYON n. 4 definitions
linders. Let no day pass over you . . . without giving some strokes of the pencil or the crayon. Dryden.
DEFRAY v. 2 definitions
e for, as a charge, debt, expenses, costs, etc. For the discharge of his expenses, and defraying his cost, he allowed him . . . four times as much. Usher.
DEFRAYAL n.
The act of defraying; payment; as, the defrayal of necessary costs.
DEFRAYER n.
One who pays off expenses.
DEFRAYMENT n.
Payment of charges.
DERAY n.
Disorder; merriment. [Obs.]
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