brayer

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Synonyms: prayer, brayed, bracer, braver, grayer, bayer, breyer, brazer, braker, crayer, brawer

Antonyms: prayer, brayed, bracer, braver, grayer, bayer, breyer, brazer, braker, crayer, brawer

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|printing}} A hand [[printing]] tool, in the US often a [[roller]], used to [[spread]] a [[thin]] [[even]] [[layer]] of [[ink]]. Early brayers, consisting of a [[vertical]] [[cylinder]] with a single [[handle]], were [[design]]ed to [[break up]] [[thick]] inks before spreading.
2. One who [[bray]]s, or makes the sound of a [[donkey]].

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