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Bray — Bray, v. i. [OE brayen, F. braire to bray, OF. braire to cry, fr. LL. bragire to whinny; perh. fr. the Celtic and akin to E. break; or perh. of imitative origin.] [1913 Webster] 1. To utter a loud, harsh cry, as an ass. [1913 Webster] Laugh, and… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Ass — Ass, n. [OE. asse, AS. assa; akin to Icel. asni, W. asen, asyn, L. asinus, dim. aselus, Gr. ?; also to AS. esol, OHG. esil, G. esel, Goth. asilus, Dan. [ae]sel, Lith. asilas, Bohem. osel, Pol. osiel. The word is prob. of Semitic origin; cf. Heb.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Bray — Bray, n. The harsh cry of an ass; also, any harsh, grating, or discordant sound. [1913 Webster] The bray and roar of multitudinous London. Jerrold. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
ass — ass1 asslike, adj. /as/, n. 1. a long eared, slow, patient, sure footed domesticated mammal, Equus asinus, related to the horse, used chiefly as a beast of burden. 2. any wild species of the genus Equus, as the onager. 3. a stupid, foolish, or… … Universalium
ass — ‘This plaintiff here’, says Dogberry the constable, in Shakespeare’s Much Ado About Nothing (5:i) ‘did call me ass; I beseech you, let it be rememb’red in his punishment.’ Dog berry is certainly not alone amongst Shakespearean characters in… … A dictionary of epithets and terms of address
ass — n. fool 1) a pompous ass donkey 2) asses bray * * * [æs] [ donkey ] asses bray [ fool ] a pompous ass … Combinatory dictionary
bray — I. v. a. Pound (into small pieces or powder) bruise, crush, grind, comminute, triturate. II. n. 1. Ass s cry. 2. Harsh sound, blare, roar, crash, blatant voice. III. v. n. 1. Utter a harsh cry (like the ass). 2 … New dictionary of synonyms
bray — 1. verb /bɹeɪ/ a) Of a donkey, to make its cry. Whenever I walked by, that donkey brayed at me. b) Of a camel, to make its cry Their heads and shoulders are painted red with the roote Pocone brayed to powder, mixed with oyle [...]. 2. noun /bɹeɪ/ … Wiktionary
To make an ass of one's self — Ass Ass, n. [OE. asse, AS. assa; akin to Icel. asni, W. asen, asyn, L. asinus, dim. aselus, Gr. ?; also to AS. esol, OHG. esil, G. esel, Goth. asilus, Dan. [ae]sel, Lith. asilas, Bohem. osel, Pol. osiel. The word is prob. of Semitic origin; cf.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Feast of the Ass — The Feast of the Ass (Latin: Festum Asinorum or asinaria festa , French: Fête de l âne ) was a medieval, Christian feast observed on January 14th, celebrating the Flight into Egypt. It was celebrated primarily in France, as a by product of the… … Wikipedia
African Wild Ass — Taxobox name = African Wild Ass status = CR status system = iucn3.1 image caption = Somali Wild Ass ( Equus africanus somalicus ) | regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Mammalia ordo = Perissodactyla familia = Equidae genus = Equus… … Wikipedia
