bidree

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bidree - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  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, bedery, beder.]
     [1913 Webster]