Spray (sprā), n. [Cf. Dan.
sprag. See Sprig.] 1. A small shoot
or branch; a twig. Chaucer.
The painted birds, companions of the spring,
Hopping from spray, were heard to sing.
Dryden.
2. A collective body of small branches; as,
the tree has a beautiful spray.
And from the trees did lop the needless
spray.
Spenser.
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.
Spray drain (Agric.), a drain made by
laying under earth the sprays or small branches of trees, which keep
passages open.
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.
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.
Spray condenser (Steam Engine) an
injection condenser in which the steam is condensed by a spray of
water which mingles with it.
Spray, v. t. 1. To
let fall in the form of spray. [Poetic] M. Arnold.
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.