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tray
1[ trey ]
/ treɪ /
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noun
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.
a removable receptacle of this shape in a cabinet, box, trunk, or the like, sometimes forming a drawer.
a tray and its contents: to order a breakfast tray from room service.
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Origin of tray
1before 1050; Middle English; Old English trēg, trīg; cognate with Old Swedish trö corn measure; akin to tree
Words nearby tray
Travis, travois, travolator, trawl, trawler, tray, tray agriculture, traymobile, tray table, trazodone, TRC
Other definitions for tray (2 of 2)
tray2
[ trey ]
/ treɪ /
noun Australian Slang.
a coin worth threepence.
Also called tray bit .
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British Dictionary definitions for tray
tray
/ (treɪ) /
noun
a thin flat board or plate of metal, plastic, etc, usually with a raised edge, on which things can be carried
a shallow receptacle for papers, etc, sometimes forming a drawer in a cabinet or box
Word Origin for tray
Old English trieg; related to Old Swedish trö corn measure, Old Norse treyja carrier, Greek driti tub, German Trog trough
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