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(), n.(Zol.) The wren; -- called also tiddy. [Prov. Eng.] The tidy for her notes as delicate as they. Drayton. This name is probably applied also to other small singing birds, as the goldcrest. Ti"dy a.[Compar.Tidier (); superl.Tidiest.] [From Tide time, season; cf. D. tijdig timely, G. zeitig, Dan. & Sw. tidig.] 1. Being in proper time; timely; seasonable; favorable; as, tidy weather. [Obs.] If weather be fair and tidy. Tusser. 2. Arranged in good order; orderly; appropriate; neat; kept in proper and becoming neatness, or habitually keeping things so; as, a tidy lass; their dress is tidy; the apartments are well furnished and tidy. A tidy man, that tened [injured] me never. Piers Plowman. Ti"dy n.; pl. Tidies (). 1. A cover, often of tatting, drawn work, or other ornamental work, for the back of a chair, the arms of a sofa, or the like. 2. A child's pinafore. [Prov. Eng.] Wright. Ti"dy v. t.[imp. & p. p.Tidied (); p. pr. & vb. n.Tidying.] To put in proper order; to make neat; as, to tidy a room; to tidy one's dress. Ti"dy v. i.To make things tidy. [Colloq.] I have tidied and tidied over and over again. Dickens. スポンサード リンク
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