v. i.
All knees to thee shall bow of them that bide
In heaven or earth, or under earth, in hell. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. t.
Poor naked wretches, wheresoe'er you are,
That bide the pelting of this pitiless storm. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L. bidens, -entis, having two prongs; bis twice + dens a tooth. ] An instrument or weapon with two prongs. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Having two teeth. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. (Bot. & Zool.) Having two teeth or two toothlike processes; two-toothed. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ F. bidet, perh. fr. Celtic; cr. Gael. bideach very little, diminutive, bidein a diminutive animal, W. bidan a weakly or sorry wretch. ] [ 1913 Webster ]