1 a flat piece of wood, metal or plastic with raised edges, used for carrying or holding things, especially food:
He brought her breakfast in bed on a tray. * She came in with a tray of drinks. * a tea tray
2 (especially BrE) (often in compounds) a shallow plastic box, used for various purposes:
a seed tray (= for planting seeds in) * a cat's litter tray
seealsoBAKINGTRAY, INTRAY, OUTTRAY
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Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
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