- BIDDERY WARE
- ware of tin, copper, lead, and zinc, made at Bidar, in India.
The Nuttall Encyclopaedia. James Wood. 1907.
BIDDERY WARE
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Biddery ware — Bid der*y ware [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. [Spelt also bidry, {bidree},… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
beder — Biddery ware Bid der*y ware [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. [Spelt also bidry,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bedery — Biddery ware Bid der*y ware [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. [Spelt also bidry,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bidree — Biddery ware Bid der*y ware [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. [Spelt also bidry,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bid|ree — bid|ri or bid|ree «BIHD ree», noun. 1. an alloy, especially of copper, lead, and zinc, used as a ground for inlaying with gold or silver, and for making various articles. 2. work or ware of this kind. Also, biddery. ╂[< Hindustani bidrī] … Useful english dictionary
bid|ri — or bid|ree «BIHD ree», noun. 1. an alloy, especially of copper, lead, and zinc, used as a ground for inlaying with gold or silver, and for making various articles. 2. work or ware of this kind. Also, biddery. ╂[< Hindustani bidrī] … Useful english dictionary
