Bid"den (&?;), p. p. of Bid.
Bid"der (&?;), n. [AS. biddere. ] One who bids or offers a price. Burke.
Bid"der*y ware` (&?;). [From Beder or Bidar a town in India.] A kind of metallic ware made in India. The material is a composition of zinc, tin, and lead, in which ornaments of gold and silver are inlaid or damascened. [Spelt also bidry, bidree, bedery, beder.]
Bid"ding, n. 1. Command; order; a proclamation or notifying. "Do thou thy master's bidding." Shak.
2. The act or process of making bids; an offer; a proposal of a price, as at an auction.
Bid"ding prayer` (&?;). 1. (R. C. Ch.) The prayer for the souls of benefactors, said before the sermon.
2. (Angl. Ch.) The prayer before the sermon, with petitions for various specified classes of persons.
Bid"dy (&?;), n. [Etymology uncertain.] A name used in calling a hen or chicken. Shak.
Bid"dy, n. [A familiar form of Bridget.] An Irish serving woman or girl. [Colloq.]
Bide (&?;), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bided; p. pr. & vb. n. Biding.] [OE. biden, AS. bdan; akin to OHG. btan, Goth. beidan, Icel. b&?;&?;; perh. orig., to wait with trust, and akin to bid. See Bid, v. t., and cf. Abide.] 1. To dwell; to inhabit; to abide; to stay.
All knees to thee shall bow of them that bide
In heaven or earth, or under earth, in hell.
Milton.
2. To remain; to continue or be permanent in a place or state; to continue to be. Shak.
Bide, v. t. 1. To encounter; to remain firm under (a hardship); to endure; to suffer; to undergo.
Poor naked wretches, wheresoe'er you are,
That bide the pelting of this pitiless storm.
Shak.