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BEDIZEN
bedizen, dizen
(verb) dress up garishly and tastelessly
bedizen
(verb) decorate tastelessly
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
bedizen (third-person singular simple present bedizens, present participle bedizening, simple past and past participle bedizened)
(transitive) To ornament something in showy, tasteless, or gaudy finery.
Synonym: embellish
(transitive, UK dialectal, Northern England) To dirty; cover with dirt.
Source: Wiktionary
Be*diz"en, v. t.
Definition: To dress or adorn tawdrily or with false taste. Remnants of tapestried hangings, . . . and shreds of pictures with which he had bedizened his tatters. Sir W. Scott.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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