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Diz

//dɪz// name, noun, verb

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname
  2. 2
    A nickname
Noun
  1. 1
    A tool, often a flat circle, with one or more holes for passing wool through to form roving of a specified thickness.

    "A diz is a tool that helps you remove fiber from a comb and create a nice length of top that is a consistent thickness and ready to spin. Many dizzes have holes of varying sizes, so that you can choose the size most appropriate for the yarn you intend to spin: a large hole for bulky yarn, a smaller hole for finer yarn."

Verb
  1. 1
    To pass wool through a diz.
  2. 2
    third-person singular simple present indicative of de form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person
  3. 3
    third-person singular simple present indicative of dee form-of, indicative, present, singular, third-person

Etymology

Etymology 1

Probably from dizen, dize (“to dress with flax for spinning”), equivalent to the first element of distaff.

Etymology 2

Probably from dizen, dize (“to dress with flax for spinning”), equivalent to the first element of distaff.

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