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tray

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[trey]

noun

  1. 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.

  2. a removable receptacle of this shape in a cabinet, box, trunk, or the like, sometimes forming a drawer.

  3. a tray and its contents.

    to order a breakfast tray from room service.



tray

2

[trey]

noun

Australian Slang.
  1. a coin worth threepence.

tray

/ ٰɪ /

noun

  1. a thin flat board or plate of metal, plastic, etc, usually with a raised edge, on which things can be carried

  2. a shallow receptacle for papers, etc, sometimes forming a drawer in a cabinet or box

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of tray1

before 1050; Middle English; Old English trēg, trīg; cognate with Old Swedish ٰö corn measure; akin to tree

Origin of tray2

1895–1900; compare earlier argot trey, tray three, a set of three, probably ultimately < Italian tre (< Latin ٰŧ three ); trey
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of tray1

Old English trieg ; related to Old Swedish ٰö corn measure, Old Norse treyja carrier, Greek driti tub, German Trog trough
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On the morning of the lunch, Ms Patterson recounted frying off some garlic, shallots and several trays of supermarket-bought mushrooms that had been finely chopped in a food processor.

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This could involve allocating food into 10kg trays or sorting through "huge amounts of apples or carrots", she added.

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Underwear can also be seen next to his bed by the pill press machine and another baking tray filled with pills.

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Presented in a tray lined with greenery, it was designed to resemble mushrooms growing from the forest floor, with pomme purée, black truffle, potato “soil,” and pickled hon-shimeji.

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Everyone brings something: a tray of dough, a jar of olives, a bottle of wine.

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