izzard

[ iz-erd ]

noun

, Chiefly Dialect.

1. the letter Z.

izzard

/ ˈɪzəd /

noun

1. archaic.
   the letter Z

Word History and Origins

Origin of izzard¹

First recorded in 1730–40; variant of zed

Word History and Origins

Origin of izzard¹

C18: from earlier ezed, probably from Old French et zède, literally: and zed

Example Sentences

Izzard, dressed like a riverboat gambler, plays a smooth-talking mogul named Tiny Diamonds.

From The Daily Beast

She's a gossip, Betty is, and who so delightful to gossip with as an old man who's known your whole life from A to izzard?

From Project Gutenberg

There isn't a thing on God's footstool from a to izzard I won't forgive you, my precious girl!

From Project Gutenberg

Zed, zed, n. the letter Z, also called zee and izzard: a bar of metal of form similar to the letter Z.

From Project Gutenberg

But they only begged me to look where they had put Billy Izzard's two sketches—one on either side of the verandah door.

From Project Gutenberg

Billy Izzard's sketches on our walls shook to my tread, and passing vans made the very foundations tremble.

From Project Gutenberg