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6 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tidy \Ti"dy\, n. (Zo["o]l.) The wren; -- called also {tiddy}. [Prov. Eng.] The tidy for her notes as delicate as they --Drayton. Note: This name is probably applied also to other small singing birds, as the goldcrest. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tidy \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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tidy \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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tidy \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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Tidy \Ti"dy\, v. i. To make things tidy. [Colloq.] I have tidied and tidied over and over again --Dickens. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: tidy adj 1: marked by good order and cleanliness in appearance or habits; "a tidy person"; "a tidy house"; "a tidy mind" [ant: {untidy}] 2: (used of hair) neat and tidy; "a nicely kempt beard" [syn: {kempt}, {trim}] 3: large in amount or extent or degree; "it cost a considerable amount"; "a goodly amount"; "received a hefty bonus"; "a respectable sum"; "a tidy sum of money"; "a sizable fortune" [syn: {goodly}, {goodish}, {hefty}, {respectable}, {sizable}, {sizeable}] n : holds odds and ends (as sewing materials) v : put (things or places) in order "Tidy up your room!" [syn: {tidy up}, {clean up}, {neaten}, {straighten}, {straighten out}, {square away}]
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