SPRAY
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Spray (spr&ā;), n. [Cf. Dan. sprag. See Sprig.] 1. A small shoot or branch; a twig. Chaucer.
Syn. -- sprig.
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The painted birds, companions of the spring,
Hopping from spray to spray, were heard to sing.
Dryden.
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2. A collective body of small branches, or cut flowers with long stems; as, the tree has a beautiful spray; many sprays were sent in condolence to teh funeral home.
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And from the trees did lop the needless spray.
Spenser.
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3. (Founding) (a) A side channel or branch of the runner of a flask, made to distribute the metal in all parts of the mold. (b) A group of castings made in the same mold and connected by sprues formed in the runner and its branches. Knight.
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Spray drain (Agric.), a drain made by laying under earth the sprays or small branches of trees, which keep passages open.
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Spray, n. [Probably from a Dutch or Low German form akin to E. spread. See Spread, v. t.] 1. Water flying in small drops or particles, as by the force of wind, or the dashing of waves, or from a waterfall, and the like.
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2. (Med.) (a) A jet of fine medicated vapor, used either as an application to a diseased part or to charge the air of a room with a disinfectant or a deodorizer. (b) An instrument for applying such a spray; an atomizer.
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Spray condenser (Steam Engine), an injection condenser in which the steam is condensed by a spray of water which mingles with it.
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Spray, v. t. 1. To let fall in the form of spray. [Poetic] M. Arnold.
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2. To throw spray upon; to treat with a liquid in the form of spray; as, to spray a wound, or a surgical instrument, with carbolic acid.
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