Bedizen — Be*diz en, v. t. To dress or adorn tawdrily or with false taste. [1913 Webster] Remnants of tapestried hangings, . . . and shreds of pictures with which he had bedizened his tatters. Sir W. Scott. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
bedizen — index embellish Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
bedizen — [bē dī′zən, bidī′zən; ] also [, bidiz′ən] vt. [ BE + DIZEN] Now Rare to dress or decorate in a cheap, showy way bedizenment n … English World dictionary
bedizen — transitive verb Date: 1661 to dress or adorn gaudily • bedizenment noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
bedizen — bedizenment, n. /bi duy zeuhn, diz euhn/, v.t. to dress or adorn in a showy, gaudy, or tasteless manner. [1655 65; BE + DIZEN] * * * … Universalium
bedizen — 1. verb To ornament something in showy, tasteless, or gaudy finery. 2. noun A person who spends most of their time in bed; a slugabed … Wiktionary
bedizen — Synonyms and related words: adorn, apply paint, array, beautify, bedaub, bedeck, begild, besmear, blazon, brush on paint, calcimine, coat, color, complexion, cover, dab, dandify, daub, deck, deck out, decorate, deep dye, dip, distemper, dizen,… … Moby Thesaurus
bedizen — see DISTAFF … The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins
bedizen — be·diz·en || bɪ daɪzn v. decorate in a cheap showy manner; dress gaudily and in poor taste … English contemporary dictionary
bedizen — [bɪ dʌɪz(ə)n, dɪz ] verb literary dress up or decorate gaudily. Origin C17: from be + obs. dizen deck out … English new terms dictionary