SKLONKLISH
An illustrated word of the day
Thursday, November 12, 2009
Bedizen
bedizen
\bi-ˈdī-zən\
transitive verb
: to dress or adorn gaudily
Etymology: English
be-
+
dizen
, from Middle Dutch
disen
, from Low German
dise
The noun form is
bedizenment
.
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