Defn: To make things tidy. [Colloq.]
I have tidied and tidied over and over again. Dickens.
TIDYTIPS
Ti"dy*tips`, n. (Bot.)
Defn: A California composite plant (Layia platyglossa), the flower of which has yellow rays tipped with white.
TIE
Tie, n.; pl. Ties. Etym: [AS. tege, t, tige. *64. See Tie, v. t.]
1. A knot; a fastening.
2. A bond; an obligation, moral or legal; as, the sacred ties of friendship or of duty; the ties of allegiance. No distance breaks the tie of blood. Young.
3. A knot of hair, as at the back of a wig. Young.
4. An equality in numbers, as of votes, scores, etc., which prevents either party from being victorious; equality in any contest, as a race.
5. (Arch. & Engin.)
Defn: A beam or rod for holding two parts together; in railways, one of the transverse timbers which support the track and keep it in place.