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dizen

Verb CEFR B1
ˈdɪzən

Definitions

  1. To dress with flax for spinning.
  2. To dress with clothes; attire; deck; bedizen.
  3. To dress showily; adorn; dress out.

Examples

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

CEFR level

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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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