Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗To make tidy; to neaten.
A container or other device for storing or organizing loose items in a tidy fashion. · A cover, often of tatting, drawn work, or other ornamental work, for the back of a chair, the arms of a sofa, etc. · A child's pinafore. · The wren.
Expression of agreement or positive acknowledgement, usually in reply to a question; great, fine.
Arranged neatly and in order. · Not messy; neat and controlled. · Satisfactory; comfortable. · Generous, considerable.
From Middle English tidy, tydy, tidi (“timely, seasonal, opportune”), from tide (“time”) + -y. Cognate with Saterland Frisian tiedig (“timely, early”), Dutch tijdig (“timely”), German Low German tiedig (“timely”), German zeitig (“seasonal, timely”), Danish tidig (“timely”), Swedish tidig (“timely”).
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