dizen — ozdic

Definitions

verb

1

To dress with flax for spinning.

2

To dress with clothes; attire; deck; bedizen.

Like a tragedy queen he has dizen'd her out, / Or rather like tragedy giving a rout.

3

To dress showily; adorn; dress out.

I tell you, these Englishwomen have either no life at all in them, or they're nothing but animal life. 'Gad, how they dizen themselves! They've no other use for their fingers. The wealth of this country's frightful!'

Collocations

2

VERB + DIZEN

'gad

DIZEN + NOUN

themselves, they've

Thesaurus

Synonyms

verb — dress up garishly and tastelessly

bedizen

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

2

01

Like a tragedy queen he has dizen'd her out, / Or rather like tragedy giving a rout.

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02

I tell you, these Englishwomen have either no life at all in them, or they're nothing but animal life. 'Gad, how they dizen themselves! They've no other use for their fingers. The wealth of this count

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Usage Notes

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In some senses, dizen is marked as UK. Watch for register when choosing this word.