Tide

tid, n. Orig., time, season; the alternate and falling, twice each lunar day, of the waters the ocean, and of bays, rivers, etc.. connected with. [The flow or rising; of the water is called tide, and the reflux, ehb-tide: see also String-tide and Neap-tide.] Stream; current; tendency rection of causes, influences, or events; course: rent; favorable concurrence of causes or influences. — v. t. To drive with the tide or stream. — v. pour a tide or flood. (Naut.) To work in or a river or harbor by favor of the tide, and when it becomes adverse. — Tid'al, a. Of, to. or resembling the tides: periodically rising falling, or flowing and ebbing. — Tidal wave. unexpected tide-like wave, rising violently to traordinary height and sweeping over districts high-water mark. — Tide'-lock, n. A lock situated between an entrance-bag id a canal, harbor, a boat, river, and forming a communication between them, being furnished with double gates, so that craft can adv. pa either way at all times of the tide; — called also men is — garden give a -I, a. the anpopua ring and Neap Tides. guard-lock. wait'er, n. An officer who watches the landing of goods, to secure the payment of duties.— Tides'-man, tldz'man, n.; pi. -men. An officer who remains on board of a merchant ship till the nerve or goods are landed, to prevent evasion of the duties. (Med.-) — Ti'dings, n. pi. Account of what has taken place, and was not before known; news } advice; information; intelligence. — Ti'dy, -di, a. T-dier; etc. -diest.] Arranged in good order; neat; kept in con proper and becoming neatne , or habitually keep-; ticking things so. — n. A cover for the back of a chair, of arms of a sofa, etc.; a child's pinafore. mat- Tie, ti, v. t. [tied (tid), tying.] To fasten with a band orcord and knot; to bind; to fold and make fast, knit, small, complicate: to knot; to unite so as not to be easily — n. parted; to fasten; to hold or constrain by authority; any or moral influence; to restrain, confine. (Mus.) To else, or unite (notes) by a cro line, or by a curve line drawn over them. — n. A knot; fastening; bond; obligation, moral or legal; a knot of hair; an equality in as a some numbers, as of votes, etc., which prevents either a place party from being victorious. (Arch. & Bug.) _ Any; part, as a beam, rod, etc., for holding 2 bodies or in a parts together. (Mus.) A line drawn acro the stems of notes, voted or a curved line written over or t. To under the notes, signifying that (goods, they are to be slurred, or closely un'ited in the performance. — light- Ti'er, n. One who, or that _..,„. slight which, out sleeves, ties; and a child's covering apron the with upper part ■Lle* of \MUS-> the body; the a pinafore; tire. to Tier, ter, n. A row or rank, esp. when 2 or more rows to be are placed one above another.