aguise — ozdic

Definitions

verb

1

To dress; to array.

Sometimes her head she fondly would aguise With gaudy girlonds, or fresh flowrets dight About her neck

noun

1

Clothing, dress.

The glory of the Court, their faſhions, / And brave agguize with all their Princely ſtate, / Which Poets or Hiſtorians relate / This farre excels, farther than pompous Court / Excels the homelieſt garb of Country rate: […]

Collocations

4

ADJ.

gaudy

AGUISE + NOUN

girlonds

PREP.

with

ADV.

fondly

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Example Bank

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Sometimes her head she fondly would aguise With gaudy girlonds, or fresh flowrets dight About her neck

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The glory of the Court, their faſhions, / And brave agguize with all their Princely ſtate, / Which Poets or Hiſtorians relate / This farre excels, farther than pompous Court / Excels the homelieſt gar

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, aguise is marked as obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.