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A small shoot or branch; a twig. |
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A collective body of small branches; as, the tree has a
beautiful spray. |
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A side channel or branch of the runner of a flask, made to
distribute the metal in all parts of the mold. |
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A group of castings made in the same mold and connected by
sprues formed in the runner and its branches. |
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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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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. |
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An instrument for applying such a spray; an atomizer. |
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To let fall in the form of spray. |
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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. |