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Word: Tray
Speech Type: Noun
Etymology:
late Old English trīg, from the Germanic base of tree; the primary sense may have been ‘wooden container’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
treɪ
Dialects: British English
Definition:
a flat, shallow container with a raised rim, typically used for carrying food and drink, or for holding small items or loose material
Short Definition:flat, shallow container with raised rim
Examples:- they ate supper off a tray in front of the fire
- a baking tray
- seed trays
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