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• 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

• 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

• Bidery — Bidĕry (Bidry, engl.), Metallegierung aus Kupfer, Zink, Zinn und Blei, zu Vasen etc. verwendet, auf welchen die auf schwarzem Grund eingravierten Zeichnungen mit Gold oder Silber ausgelegt werden …   Kleines Konversations-Lexikon