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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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Origin of dizen

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

OTHER WORDS FROM dizen

di·zen·ment, noun

Words nearby dizen

dixy, DIY, Diyarbakir, DIYer, dizain, dizen, dizygotic, dizzy, dizzying, D.J., Djailolo
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Words related to dizen

attire, bundle up, cloak, disguise, do up, drape, dress, dress up, equip, fit, swaddle, swathe, accouter, apparel, array, bedizen, caparison, coat, costume, dandify

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
an archaic word for bedizen

Derived forms of dizen

dizenment, noun

Word Origin for dizen

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