dizen

[ dahy-zuhn, diz-uhn ]
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verb (used with object)Archaic.

  1. to deck with clothes or finery; bedizen.

Origin of dizen

1
1520–30; dis- bunch of flax on a distaff + -en1

Other words from dizen

  • di·zen·ment, noun

Words Nearby dizen

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How to use dizen in a sentence

  • Ye think ye've a hard time o't, but there's waur things than sewin' jackets at thirteenpence the dizen.'

    The Guinea Stamp | Annie S. Swan

British Dictionary definitions for dizen

dizen

/ (ˈdaɪzən) /

verb

  1. an archaic word for bedizen

Origin of dizen

1
C16: from Middle Dutch dīsen to dress a distaff with flax; see distaff

Derived forms of dizen

  • dizenment, noun

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