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• 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

• bidree —   n. alloy of several metals on which gold and silver are inlaid …   Dictionary of difficult words

• 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

• 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