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spray

/spɹeɪ/ noun C2
  1. A small branch of flowers or berries. (countable) · The bridesmaid carried a spray of lily-of-the-valley.
  2. A collective body of small branches. (countable) · The tree has a beautiful spray.
  3. Branches and twigs collectively; foliage. (uncountable)
  4. An ornament or design that resembles a branch. (countable)

Plural sprays

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There was a tiny fountain in the middle of the room, that shot a spray of green perfume into the air, to fall back into a beautifully carved green marble basin.
The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, p. 65 · B2
There’s a piece of a plate with a spray of red and yellow ivy on it that is especially beautiful.
Anne of Green Gables, p. 90 · C1
Far away, from among the Kentish woods there rose a thin spray of smoke.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, p. 117 · B2
The torrent, swollen by the melting snow, plunges into a tremendous abyss, from which the spray rolls up like the smoke from a burning house.
The Memoirs of Sherlock Holmes, p. 121 · B2

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