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rayed

American  
[reyd] / reɪd /

adjective

  1. having or represented as having emanating rays; ray; radiate.

    The saint was painted with a rayed, beatific face.

  2. having zoological or botanical rays ray (often used in combination).

    a five-rayed fin.

Other Word Forms

  • unrayed adjective

Etymology

Origin of rayed

First recorded in 1740–50; ray 1 + -ed 3

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