Verb She arrayed herself in rich velvets and satins. a door arrayed for the holidays with a beautiful evergreen wreath Noun an array of solar panels an array of baseball gloves in the corner of his room
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
My first task was to unpack the boxes and array the pages contained within across a long mahogany conference table, preparing them for Callahan’s inspection.New York Times, 3 June 2021 During President Barack Obama's troop surge, about 100,000 military personnel were arrayed across the country, fighting to win remote areas from Taliban control. Missy Ryan, Anchorage Daily News, 19 May 2020 These fears stem from China’s military capabilities arrayed along much of India’s Himalayan border and the failure to resolve a border dispute. Sumit Ganguly, Quartz India, 25 Feb. 2020 With his administration engulfed by crisis, Trump can no longer control the forces once solidly arrayed behind him. Philip Rucker, Anchorage Daily News, 19 Oct. 2019 The 6,000-square-foot home is in a neighborhood overlooking Lake Zurich that was once a vineyard but is now arrayed with golf courses and polite villa-style mansions. Christopher Bollen, New York Times, 18 Feb. 2020 The cabinet displayed forty dials arrayed in four rows and ten columns. Andrew Whitby, Wired, 1 Apr. 2020 Go Family-Style, but on the Side The table was arrayed, simply, with Calvin Klein glassware and plates and flatware from the Italian company Match. Kurt Soller, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2020 Jewelry, watches and other accessories were arrayed on a long table; cowboy boots, high-heeled pumps and clogs sat neatly along a windowsill. Tara Bahrampour, Washington Post, 9 Dec. 2019
Noun
As of September 4, the retailer's Wellness Shop has virtually expanded to include an Intimate Wellness category that's pretty impressive, thanks to its array of buzzy vibrators, silky self lubricants, and more mood-enhancing accessories. Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 7 Sep. 2022 In an homage to the material, and its array of colors comes the Blast Rainbow in a limited edition of 50 pieces. Victoria Gomelsky, Robb Report, 5 Sep. 2022 In this evolving skin-care marketplace, there is an array of exfoliating ingredients to choose from and a plethora of products formulated to slough away dead skin. Kiana Murden, Vogue, 1 Sep. 2022 One unique aspect of the wine bar, located at 521 Clematis St., is the array of DIY tasting taps, a state-of-the-art system that seems to rely on the honor system. Ben Crandell, Sun Sentinel, 1 Sep. 2022 The main thing that kicked off the WorldFest is there’s an array of people sworn in. Jason Gonzalez, The Courier-Journal, 29 Aug. 2022 Complementing the culinary spread were an array of spirits, as well as wine from 10 surrounding vintners. Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 26 Aug. 2022 The Causeway is a surreal array of hexagonal basalt columns that rise from the sea. Adena Halpern, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Aug. 2022 Throughout the afternoon, there was an array of activities for the little girls in gowns — decorating sashes, coloring crowns, taking photos, reading books, watching performances, and receiving face paint. Camille Caldera, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Aug. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Verb
Middle English arayen, arrayen "to put in order, prepare, marshal (troops), equip, adorn," borrowed from Anglo-French arraier, arreyer, aroier "to arrange, order, marshal, set in order (a jury, assize), equip, attire, adorn" (continental Old French areer), going back to Vulgar Latin *arrēdāre, from Latin ad-ad- + Vulgar Latin *-rēdāre, in *conrēdāre, presumed adaptation of Gothic garedan "to make provisions" — more at curry entry 1
Note: The forms arrai-, aroi- presumably represent generalizations of the tonic stem of areer. The verb *arrēdāre is common to most Romance languages: Old Occitan arezar "to put in order," Catalan arrear "to provide," Spanish, "to adorn, decorate," Italian arredare "to furnish, equip."
Noun
Middle English aray, array, arraye "preparation, arrangement, condition, line of soldiers, equipment, adornment," borrowed from Anglo-French arrai, arraie "order, arrangement, condition, ordered list of jurors, body of men, entourage, equipment," noun derivative of arraier "to order, array entry 1"