dizen
[ dahy-zuhn, diz-uhn ]
/ ˈdaɪ zən, ˈdɪz ən /
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verb (used with object) Archaic.
to deck with clothes or finery; bedizen.
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di·zen·ment, nounWords nearby dizen
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Ye think ye've a hard time o't, but there's waur things than sewin' jackets at thirteenpence the dizen.'
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Derived forms of dizen
dizenment, nounWord Origin for dizen
C16: from Middle Dutch dīsen to dress a distaff with flax; see distaff
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