adv. & a. [ See Estray, Stray. ] Out of the right, either in a literal or in a figurative sense; wandering;
Ye were as sheep going astray. 1 Pet. ii. 25. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
Jesus said unto them, The Son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of men. Matt. xvii. 22. [ 1913 Webster ]
But when I rise, I shall find my legs betraying me. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]
Willing to serve or betray any government for hire. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]
Be swift to hear, but cautious of your tongue, lest you betray your ignorance. T. Watts. [ 1913 Webster ]
Genius . . . often betrays itself into great errors. T. Watts. [ 1913 Webster ]
All the names in the country betray great antiquity. Bryant. [ 1913 Webster ]
pos>n. The act or the result of betraying. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who, or that which, betrays. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. Betrayal. [ R. ] Udall. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Sp. contrayerba, literally, a counter herb, hence, an antidote for poison, fr. l. contra + herba herb. ] (Bot.) A species of
v. i. To stray. [ Obs. ] Daniel. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. (Law) Any valuable animal, not wild, found wandering from its owner; a stray. Burrill. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. a wood or metal receptacle placed on a desk to hold incoming material requiring attention, especially documents.
v. t. To outshine. [ R. ] Skelton. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. To spread out in array. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
And now they outray to your fleet. Chapman. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i. See Outrage, v. i. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
This warn I you, that ye not suddenly
Out of yourself for no woe should outraye. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. a wood or metal receptacle placed on a desk to hold documents which have been processed, prior to transfer to a different person.
v. t.
Take a tile, and lay it before thee, and portray upon it the city, even Jerusalem. Ezek. iv. 1. [ 1913 Webster ]
Spear and helmets thronged, and shields
Various with boastful arguments potrayed. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. The act or process of portraying; description; delineation. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who portrays. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. See Portray. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. To cause to stray. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i.
Thames among the wanton valleys strays. Denham. [ 1913 Webster ]
Now, until the break of day,
Through this house each fairy stray. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
A sheep doth very often stray. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
We have erred and strayed from thy ways. &unr_;&unr_;&unr_; of Com. Prayer. [ 1913 Webster ]
While meaner things, whom instinct leads,
Are rarely known to stray. Cowper. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ Cf. OF. estraié, p. p. of estraier. See Stray, v. i., and cf. Astray, Estray. ] Having gone astray; strayed; wandering;
Stray line (Naut.),
Stray mark (Naut.),
n.
Seeing him wander about, I took him up for a stray. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. One who strays; a wanderer. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t. [ OF. traïr, F. trahir, L. tradere. See Traitor. ] To betray; to deceive. [ Obs. ] Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
n.;
n.;
Four white bulls in the trays. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. pl. [ Obs. ] See Trais. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ From Trey a three. ] An old game played with dice. [ Obs. ] Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]