Webster's English Dictionary

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spray

1. spray \'spra-\ n [ME] 1a: a usu. flowering branch or shoot  1b: a 
   decorative arrangement of flowers and foliage (as on a dress or coffi n) 2: 
   something resembling a spray 
2. spray n [obs. E spray (to sprinkle), fr. MD sprayen; akin to Gk 
   speirein] to scatter - more at SPROUT 1: water flying in small drops or 
   particles blown from waves or thrown up b y a waterfall 2a: a jet of vapor 
   or finely divided liquid dispersed (as by an atomizer or  sprayer) usu. for 
   its medical, insecticidal, or deodorant property 2b: a device (as an 
   atomizer or sprayer) by which a spray is dispersed or a pplied {paint ~s} 
   2c: an application of a spray or by spraying 
3. spray vt 1: to disperse or apply as a spray  2: to project spray on or 
   into  1: to break up into spray  2: to disperse or apply a spray  - 
   spray.er n