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What is the noun for bray?

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brayer
  1. (printing) A hand printing tool, in the US often a roller, used to spread a thin even layer of ink. Early brayers, consisting of a vertical cylinder with a single handle, were designed to break up thick inks before spreading.
  2. One who brays, or makes the sound of a donkey.
  3. Examples:
    1. “The division of brayer, as soon as reviewed, set out on its march to Paris.”
      “After removal of the excess water, an oily ink can be deposited on the print with a brush or a brayer.”
      “I sent it to his house by a porter, who returned in a few minutes, and told me Mr. brayer would be glad to see me at that instant.”
bray
  1. The cry of a camel
  2. Any harsh, grating, or discordant sound.
  3. Synonyms:
  4. Examples:
    1. “Suddenly, a donkey stabled nearby uttered a loud bray.”
      “Lucius tries to call on the citizens for help, but he can only manage to produce a loud bray.”
braying
brayings
brayers
  1. plural of brayer
brays
  1. plural of bray
  2. Synonyms:
  3. Examples:
    1. “Scooby is a four-year-old jack donkey who brays if not prays when the Angelus Bells toll at high noon and six o'clock.”
      “If in the raw morning hours a donkey brays, the men are very much perturbed, for they know that the poor beast has seen a djin.”
      “Barks and brays from antiphonally positioned brass players melt into brilliant chords that whoosh from one orchestra to its neighbor and back again.”
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