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brayer

[brey-er]
noun Printing.
  1. a small roller for inking type by hand, usually for making a proof.
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Origin of brayer

First recorded in 1680–90; bray2 + -er1
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Examples from the Web for brayer

Historical Examples

  • I sent it to his house by a porter, who returned in a few minutes, and told me Mr. Brayer would be glad to see me at that instant.

    The Adventures of Roderick Random

    Tobias Smollett

  • Then Elijah clean his knife down in the earth, and when he'd finished laughin' he put ub a brayer.

    Oriental Encounters

    Marmaduke Pickthall

  • The division of Brayer, as soon as reviewed, set out on its march to Paris.