Defn: One who bids or offers a price. Burke.
BIDDERY WARE
Bid"der*y ware`. Etym: [From Beder or Bidar a town in India.]
Defn: 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. [Spelt also bidry, bidree, bedery, beder.]
BIDDING
Bid"ding, n.
1. Command; order; a proclamation or notifying. "Do thou thy master's bidding." Shak.
2. The act or process of making bids; an offer; a proposal of a price, as at an auction.
BIDDING PRAYER
Bid"ding prayer`.
1. (R. C. Ch.)
Defn: The prayer for the souls of benefactors, said before the sermon.
2. (Angl. Ch.)