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Tow vs Dize - What's the difference?

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In lang=en terms the difference between tow and dize

is that tow is to pull something behind one using a line or chain; to haul while dize is to dress with flax for spinning, as a distaff; dizen.

As verbs the difference between tow and dize

is that tow is to pull something behind one using a line or chain; to haul while dize is to dress with flax for spinning, as a distaff; dizen.

As a noun tow

is the act of towing and the condition of being towed or tow can be an untwisted bundle of fibers such as , flax, hemp or jute.

Dizen vs Dize - What's the difference?

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In lang=en terms the difference between dizen and dize

is that dizen is to dress with clothes; attire; deck; bedizen while dize is to dress with flax for spinning, as a distaff; dizen.

In uk|_|dialectal|lang=en terms the difference between dizen and dize

is that dizen is to dress showily; adorn; dress out while dize is to put tow on a distaff.

As verbs the difference between dizen and dize

is that dizen is to dress with flax for spinning while dize is to dress with flax for spinning, as a distaff; dizen.

Distaff vs Dize - What's the difference?

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As a noun distaff

is a device to which a bundle of natural fibres (often wool, flax, or cotton) are attached for temporary storage, before being drawn off gradually to spin thread a traditional distaff is a staff with flax fibres tied loosely to it (see etymology), but modern distaffs are often made of cords weighted with beads, and attached to the wrist.

As an adjective distaff

is of, relating to, or characteristic of women.

As a verb dize is

to dress with flax for spinning, as a distaff; dizen.

Dress vs Dize - What's the difference?

dress | dize |


As verbs the difference between dress and dize

is that dress is (obsolete|reflexive|intransitive) to prepare oneself; to make ready while dize is to dress with flax for spinning, as a distaff; dizen.

As a noun dress

is (countable) an item of clothing (usually worn by a woman or young girl) which both covers the upper part of the body and includes skirts below the waist.

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