Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Braying"
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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