Bray (�), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Brayed (�); p. pr. & vb. n.Braying.] [OE. brayen, OF. breier, F. broyer to pound, grind, fr. OHG. brehhan to break. See Break.] To pound, beat, rub, or grind small or fine.
Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar,... yet will not his foolishness depart from him.
Prov. xxvii. 22.