bedizen
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology 1
[edit] Alternative forms
[edit] 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.
- (transitive, UK dialectal, Northern England) To dirty; cover with dirt.
[edit] Translations
to ornament gaudily
[edit] Etymology 2
[edit] Noun
bedizen (plural bedizens)
- (colloquial) A person who spends most of their time in bed; a slugabed.
