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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Ray \Ray\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Rayed} (r[=a]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Raying}.] [Cf. OF. raier, raiier, rayer, L. radiare to irradiate. See {Ray}, noun, and cf. {Radiate}.]
1. To mark with long lines; to streak. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
2. [From {Ray}, noun] To send forth or shoot out; to cause to shine out; as, to ray smiles. [R.] --Thomson.
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