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Webster 1913 Edition
Tidy
Ti′dy
,Noun.
(Zool.)
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
,Adj.
[
Com
par.
Tidier
; sup
erl.
Tidiest
.] 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
,Noun.
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
,Verb.
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 dressTi′dy
,Verb.
I.
To make things tidy.
[Colloq.]
I have
tidied
and tidied
over and over again. Dickens.
Webster 1828 Edition
Tidy
TI'DY
,Adj.
1.
In its primary sense, seasonable; favorable; being in proper time; as weather fair and tidy.2.
Neat; dressed with neat simplicity; as a tidy lass; the children are tidy; their dress is tidy; that is primarily, proper for the time or occasion.3.
Neat; being in good order. The apartments are well furnished and tidy.