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izzard

[iz-erd]

noun

Chiefly Dialect.
  1. the letter Z.



izzard

/ ˈɪzəd /

noun

  1. archaic,  the letter Z

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of izzard1

First recorded in 1730–40; variant of zed
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Word History and Origins

Origin of izzard1

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

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You know the subject from A to izzard.

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Many a hotel traveller at Eaux Bonnes may be heard praising our izzard’s flesh, when it is only a quarter of young kid he’s been dining upon.

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I know the whole thing from A to izzard.

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My guide, whose heart was evidently more in the hunting than in his present business, became half wild with excitement at the sight of these izzards.

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After several "pieces" had been endured, "Pa" said, "Play my piece, Cory Belle"; so we had "Bingen on the Rhine" played and sung from A to izzard.

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