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Dizen — Diz en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dizened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dizening}.] [Perh. orig., to dress in a foolish manner, and allied to dizzy: but cf. also OE. dysyn (Palsgrave) to put tow or flax on a distaff, i. e., to dress it. Cf. {Distaff}.] 1. To… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
dizen — [dī′zən; ] also [ diz′ən] vt. [MDu disen, to put flax on a distaff < LowG diesse, bunch of flax, akin to OE dis : see DISTAFF] Archaic BEDIZEN … English World dictionary
dizen — transitive verb Etymology: earlier disen to dress a distaff with flax, from Middle Dutch Date: 1619 archaic bedizen … New Collegiate Dictionary
dizen — dizenment, n. /duy zeuhn, diz euhn/, v.t. Archaic. to deck with clothes or finery; bedizen. [1520 30; dis bunch of flax on a DISTAFF + EN1] * * * … Universalium
dizen — Synonyms and related words: adorn, array, beautify, bedeck, bedizen, blazon, color, dandify, deck, deck out, decorate, doll up, dress, dress up, embellish, emblazon, embroider, enrich, fancy up, fig out, fix up, furbish, garnish, get up, grace,… … Moby Thesaurus
dizen — v. dress in a flashy manner; bedizen, decorate in a cheap showy manner; attire, deck, clothe … English contemporary dictionary
dizen — di•zen [[t]ˈdaɪ zən, ˈdɪz ən[/t]] v. t. archaic to bedizen • Etymology: 1520–30; dis bunch of flax on a distaff+ en I … From formal English to slang
dizen — to dress. N. Hence bedizen d out, over, awkwardly, or improperly dressed … A glossary of provincial and local words used in England
dizen — verb dress up garishly and tastelessly • Syn: ↑bedizen • Hypernyms: ↑overdress, ↑dress up, ↑fig out, ↑fig up, ↑deck up, ↑gussy up, ↑fancy up, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Dizened — Dizen Diz en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Dizened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Dizening}.] [Perh. orig., to dress in a foolish manner, and allied to dizzy: but cf. also OE. dysyn (Palsgrave) to put tow or flax on a distaff, i. e., to dress it. Cf. {Distaff}.] 1.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
