Chapter Tided to Tight of T by Webster's Dictionary (1913 Edition)

Tided to Tight

Tided
(Tid"ed) a. Affected by the tide; having a tide. "The tided Thames." Bp. Hall.

Tideless
(Tide"less), a. Having no tide.

Tide-rode
(Tide"-rode`) a. (Naut.) Swung by the tide when at anchor; — opposed to wind-rode.

Tidesman
(Tides"man) n.; pl. Tidesmen A customhouse officer who goes on board of a merchant ship to secure payment of the duties; a tidewaiter.

Tidewaiter
(Tide"wait`er) n. A customhouse officer who watches the landing of goods from merchant vessels, in order to secure payment of duties. Swift.

Tideway
(Tide"way`) n. Channel in which the tide sets.

Tidife
(Tid"ife) n. The blue titmouse. [Prov. Eng.]

The "tidif" mentioned in Chaucer is by some supposed to be the titmouse, by others the wren.

Tidily
(Ti"di*ly) adv. In a tidy manner.

Tidiness
(Ti"di*ness), n. The quality or state of being tidy.

Tiding
(Ti"ding) n. Tidings. [Obs.] Chaucer.

Tidings
(Ti"dings) n. pl. [OE. tidinge, tiinge, tidinde, from or influenced by Icel. tiindi; akin to Dan. tidende, Sw. tidning, G. zeung, AS. tidan to happen, E. betide, tide. See Tide, v. i. & n.] Account of what has taken place, and was not before known; news.

I shall make my master glad with these tidings.

Shak.

Full well the busy whisper, circling round,
Conveyed the dismal tidings when he frowned.

Goldsmith.

Although tidings is plural in form, it has been used also as a singular. By Shakespeare it was used indiscriminately as a singular or plural.

Now near the tidings of our comfort is.

Shak.

Tidings to the contrary
Are brought your eyes.

Shak.

Syn. — News; advice; information; intelligence. — Tidings, News. The term news denotes recent intelligence from any quarter; the term tidings denotes intelligence expected from a particular quarter, showing what has there betided. We may be indifferent as to news, but are always more or less interested in tidings. We read the news daily; we wait for tidings respecting an absent friend or an impending battle. We may be curious to hear the news; we are always anxious for tidings.

Evil news rides post, while good news baits.

Milton.

What tidings dost thou bring?

Addison.

Tidley
(Tid"ley) n. (Zoöl.) (a) The wren. (b) The goldcrest. [Prov. Eng.]

Tidology
(Tid*ol"o*gy) n. [Tide + - logy.] A discourse or treatise upon the tides; that part of science which treats of tides. J. S. Mill.

Tidy
(Ti"dy) n. (Zoöl.) The wren; — called also tiddy. [Prov. Eng.]

The tidy for her notes as delicate as they.

Drayton.