dizen

di·zen

[dahy-zuhn, diz-uhn]
verb (used with object) Archaic.
to deck with clothes or finery; bedizen.

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

di·zen·ment, noun
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dizen (ˈdaɪzən) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
vb
an archaic word for bedizen
 
[C16: from Middle Dutch dīsen to dress a distaff with flax; see distaff]
 
'dizenment
 
n

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