brayer en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈbɹeɪɚ/
Etymology
From bray + -er.
Meanings
- 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.
-
One who brays, or makes the sound of a donkey.
Sound forth my Brayers, and the welkin rend
1728, [Alexander Pope], “Book the First”, in The Dunciad. An Heroic Poem. […], Dublin; London: […] A. Dodd, →OCLC, page 2:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| brayers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |