See Also: bray(1)(dictionary)
bray(2)(dictionary)
bray(3)(dictionary)
bray(4)(dictionary)
bray(dictionary)
Bray, Charles(medicine)
Wever-Bray phenomenon(medicine)

dovekie (iou) and bray(2) (iou)


dovekie (iou)



dovekie noun. E19.
[Scot. dim. of DOVE noun.]
Orig., the black guillemot, Cepphus grylle (cf. DOVE noun 1b). Now usu. the little auk, Alle alle (its usual name in N. Amer.).

bray(2) (iou)



bray verb1. ME.
[Old & mod. French braire to cry, from Proto-Romance, perh. of Celtic origin.]
verb intrans. Cry out, shriek. ME-E17.
verb intrans. Of wind, a wind instrument (esp. a trumpet), etc.: produce a harsh jarring sound. ME.
verb intrans. Of an animal (now chiefly of an ass): utter a harsh cry. LME.
b. Of a person or voice: speak loudly without thought or meaninglessly. M17.
verb trans. Utter (a harsh cry etc.); utter with a bray. (Foll. by out.) LME.
brayer noun1 a person who or thing which brays, esp. an ass L16.