Ti"dy (?), n. (Zoöl.) 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.

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