dizen

[ dahy-zuhn, diz-uhn ]

verb (used with object)

, Archaic.

1. to deck with clothes or finery; bedizen.

dizen

/ ˈdaɪzən /

verb

1. See bedizen
   an archaic word for bedizen

Derived Forms

• ˈdizenment, noun

Other Words From

• dizen·ment noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of dizen¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of dizen¹

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

Example Sentences

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

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• attire
• bundle up
• cloak
• disguise
• do up
• drape
• dress
• dress up
• equip
• fit
• swaddle
• swathe