izzard

[ iz-erd ]

nounChiefly Dialect.
  1. the letter Z.

Origin of izzard

1
First recorded in 1730–40; variant of zed

Words Nearby izzard

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How to use izzard in a sentence

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

    The Debit Account | Oliver Onions

British Dictionary definitions for izzard

izzard

/ (ˈɪzəd) /


noun
  1. archaic the letter Z

Origin of izzard

1
C18: from earlier ezed, probably from Old French et zède, literally: and zed

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