Hypertext Webster Gateway: "tray"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Tray \Tray\, v. t. [OF. tra["i]r, F. trahir, L. tradere. See
{Traitor}.]
To betray; to deceive. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Tray \Tray\, n.; pl. {Trays}. [OE. treye, AS. treg. Cf.
{Trough}.]
1. A small trough or wooden vessel, sometimes scooped out of
a block of wood, for various domestic uses, as in making
bread, chopping meat, etc.
2. A flat, broad vessel on which dishes, glasses, etc., are
carried; a waiter; a salver.
3. A shallow box, generally without a top, often used within
a chest, trunk, box, etc., as a removable receptacle for
small or light articles.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
tray
n : an open receptacle for holding or displaying or serving
articles or food
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