bedizening en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /bɪˈdaɪznɪŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /-ˈdɪ-/ (General-American)
- /bɪˈdaɪzənɪŋ/ (General-American)
- /bɪˈdaɪzənɪŋ/ (Received-Pronunciation)
Etymology
Etymology tree English bedizen Middle English -ynge English -ing English bedizening From bedizen + -ing.
Meanings
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(form-of, gerund) gerund of bedizen: an act of dressing or ornamenting someone or something, especially in a gaudy, showy, or tasteless manner.
form of bedizen
The oratory closed, the dormitory became the scene of ablutions, arrayings and bedizenings curiously elaborate. To me it was, and ever must be an enigma, how they contrived to spend so much time in doing so little.
1853 January, Currer Bell [pseudonym; Charlotte Brontë], “The Fête”, in Villette. […], volume I, London: Smith, Elder & Co., […], →OCLC, page 255:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| bedizenings | Number=Plur | lexicographic |