dizen

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈdaɪzən/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(dī′zən, diz′ən)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
di•zen  (dī′zən, diz′ən),USA pronunciation v.t. [Archaic.]
  1. to deck with clothes or finery;
    bedizen.
  • dis- bunch of flax on a distaff + -en1 1520–30
di′zen•ment, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
dizen / ˈdaɪzən/
  1. an archaic word for bedizen
Etymology: 16th Century: from Middle Dutch dīsen to dress a distaff with flax; see distaffˈdizenment
'dizen' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
bedizen - distaff

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