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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024tray1 /treɪ/USA pronunciation n. [countable]- a flat, shallow container, used for carrying or displaying articles:He carried his lunch tray to the table.
- a tray and its contents:a breakfast tray.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024tray1 (trā),USA pronunciation n. - a flat, shallow container or receptacle made of wood, metal, etc., usually with slightly raised edges, used for carrying, holding, or displaying articles of food, glass, china, etc.
- a removable receptacle of this shape in a cabinet, box, trunk, or the like, sometimes forming a drawer.
- a tray and its contents:to order a breakfast tray from room service.
- bef. 1050; Middle English; Old English trēg, trīg; cognate with Old Swedish trö corn measure; akin to tree
- a coin worth threepence. Also called tray′ bit′.
- Latin trēs three); compare trey
- Italian tre (
- compare earlier argot trey, tray three, a set of three, probably ultimately 1895–1900
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: tray /treɪ/ n - a thin flat board or plate of metal, plastic, etc, usually with a raised edge, on which things can be carried
- a shallow receptacle for papers, etc, sometimes forming a drawer in a cabinet or box
Etymology: Old English trieg; related to Old Swedish trö corn measure, Old Norse treyja carrier, Greek driti tub, German Trog trough |