spray

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
spray1

▶noun liquid sent through the air in tiny drops.

■ a liquid preparation which can be forced out of an aerosol or other container in a spray.

▶verb

• 1 apply (liquid) in a spray.

  ■ cover or treat with a spray.

  ■ (of liquid) be sent through the air in a spray.

  ■ (of a male cat) direct a stream of urine over (an object or area) to mark a territory.

• 2 scatter over an area with force.

– derivatives
sprayable adjective,
sprayer noun.

– origin C17 (orig. as spry): rel. to MDu. spra(e)yen ‘sprinkle’.

Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
spray2

▶noun

• 1 a stem or small branch of a tree or plant, bearing flowers and foliage.

• 2 a bunch of cut flowers arranged in an attractive way.

  ■ a brooch in the form of a bouquet.

– origin ME: representing OE (e)sprei, recorded in personal and place names, of unknown origin.