Tidy — Defs

01 n. The wren; -- called also tiddy.

1.
The wren; -- called also tiddy.(Zool.) [Prov. Eng.] Also: tiddy
“The tidy for her notes as delicate as they.” — Drayton.

02 a. Being in proper time; timely; seasonable; favorable; as, tidy weather.

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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.

03 n. 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.

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.]

04 v. t. To put in proper order; to make neat; as, to tidy a room; to tidy one's dress.

imp. & p. p. Tidied; p. pr. & vb. n. Tidying

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To put in proper order; to make neat; as, to tidy a room; to tidy one's dress.

05 v. i. To make things tidy.

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To make things tidy.[Colloq.]
“I have tidied and tidied over and over again.” — Dickens.