| Front | dizen \DY-zuhn, DIZ-uhn\ |
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| Back | verb tr. 1. To attire with finery. 2. To dress or decorate in a gaudy manner. [From Old English dis- (a bunch of flax on a distaff for spinning).] "Looking at Lily Savage's costumes, I was reminded of Carlyle's description of Madame Dubarry as a 'wonderfully dizened Scarlet-woman'." - Michael Billington; Aladdin: Sir Ian Proves There's Nothing Quite Like a (Panto) Dame; The Guardian (London, UK); Dec 20, 2004. |
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