dize
(transitive) To dress with flax for spinning, as a distaff; dizen.
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#1·Apr 27, 2026UK
(transitive) To dress with flax for spinning, as a distaff; dizen.
Origin: From , from , from *bunch of flax on a distaff, from , of unknown origin. Cognate with , , bunch of flax, distaff. Origin information sourced from Wiktionary contributors (CC BY-SA 4.0).
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#2·Apr 27, 2026UK
(transitive, UK, _, dialectal) To put tow on a distaff.
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