v. t.
Neither bid him God speed. 2. John 10. [ 1913 Webster ]
He bids defiance to the gaping crowd. Granrille. [ 1913 Webster ]
That Power who bids the ocean ebb and flow. Pope [ 1913 Webster ]
Lord, if it be thou, bid me come unto thee. Matt. xiv. 28 [ 1913 Webster ]
I was bid to pick up shells. D. Jerrold. [ 1913 Webster ]
As many as ye shall find, bid to the marriage. Matt. xxii. 9 [ 1913 Webster ]
To bid beads,
To bid defiance to ,
To bid fair,
v. i. [ See Bid, v. t. ]
n. An offer of a price, especially at auctions; a statement of a sum which one will give for something to be received, or will take for something to be done or furnished; that which is offered. [ 1913 Webster ]
imp. & p. p. of Bid. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ Bid + ale. ] An invitation of friends to drink ale at some poor man's house, and there to contribute in charity for his relief. [ Prov. Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
a. Obedient; docile. [ Scot. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
p. p. of Bid. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ AS. biddere. ] One who bids or offers a price. Burke. [ 1913 Webster ]
[ 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.