rayeyadj.

Brit.

/ˈreɪi/, U.S.

/ˈreɪi/

Forms: 1600s–1700s rayie, 1800s– rayey.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ray n.⁵, -y suffix¹.

Etymology: < ray n.⁵ + -y suffix¹.

Now rare.

That emits rays; resembling or characteristic of rays.

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1604 W. Alexander Tragedie of Croesus iv. i. sig. G3 A blood-staind Wretch, not worthy for to view The rolling Circles, nor the rayie Sunne.

1651 C. Stanhope in E. Prestwich tr. Seneca Hippolitus sig. B3 Men..Desire to see the first, first rayie flight Of Phoebus shafts.

a1687 C. Cotton Poems (1689) 354 See how Light..Beautifies The rayie fringe of her fair Eyes.

1797 W. Blake Four Zoas 94 Watchman! the night is thick, & darkness cheats my rayie sight.

1844 Paxton's Mag. Bot. 11 34 Now the horizontal, cellular, rayey masses, appear more closely connected with the newly-formed layer of liber, and rather more remote from the central pith.

1947 B. G. Guerney tr. I. S. Turgenev in Portable Russ. Reader 122 Other small fires were twinkling, now seeming to pucker up like eyes, then suddenly moving forward like large, rayey dots.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	rayey
释义	rayeyadj. Brit. /ˈreɪi/, U.S. /ˈreɪi/ Forms: 1600s–1700s rayie, 1800s– rayey. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: ray n.⁵, -y suffix¹. Etymology: < ray n.⁵ + -y suffix¹. Now rare. That emits rays; resembling or characteristic of rays. ΚΠ 1604 W. Alexander Tragedie of Croesus iv. i. sig. G3 A blood-staind Wretch, not worthy for to view The rolling Circles, nor the rayie Sunne. 1651 C. Stanhope in E. Prestwich tr. Seneca Hippolitus sig. B3 Men..Desire to see the first, first rayie flight Of Phoebus shafts. a1687 C. Cotton Poems (1689) 354 See how Light..Beautifies The rayie fringe of her fair Eyes. 1797 W. Blake Four Zoas 94 Watchman! the night is thick, & darkness cheats my rayie sight. 1844 Paxton's Mag. Bot. 11 34 Now the horizontal, cellular, rayey masses, appear more closely connected with the newly-formed layer of liber, and rather more remote from the central pith. 1947 B. G. Guerney tr. I. S. Turgenev in Portable Russ. Reader 122 Other small fires were twinkling, now seeming to pucker up like eyes, then suddenly moving forward like large, rayey dots. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2008; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1604
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