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tray

1

[ 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

/ ³Ù°ù±ðɪ /

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
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of tray1

before 1050; Middle English; Old English trÄ“g, trÄ«g; cognate with Old Swedish ³Ù°ùö 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 ³Ù°ùŧ²õ three ); trey
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of tray1

Old English trieg ; related to Old Swedish ³Ù°ùö corn measure, Old Norse treyja carrier, Greek driti tub, German Trog trough
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It featured the Hommemade Cafe, which was serving a meticulous espresso martini, and the Hommemade entertainment console and professional studio on wheels — complete with a projector, microphones, snack dispenser and rolling tray.

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But your homemade meals don’t have to resemble a frozen TV dinner, with its segmented tray of meat, an amorphous sauce, a scoop of peas or rice and a mysterious, saccharine lump of... jello?

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One of my culinary school exams was where two soon-to-be-obsession — frico and fennel — collided, on the same sheet tray, by pure accident.

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She scrubs all manner of kitchenware: trays, pans, cooking sheets, plates, skillets.

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Later, after he notices a new table of six customers has been seated, Lira delivers a tray of ice waters to their table.

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