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Previous Thread Next Thread Print Thread dizen vs. diz #193013 09/08/2010 9:39 PM Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 3 LlamaLadySG stranger LlamaLadySG stranger Joined: Sep 2010 Posts: 3 I'm a spinner but have never heard the term dizen before. However, I'm quite familiar with the diz, a curved plate with a small hole in it. It is used to draw unspun wool off of a comb or carder into a length of top or roving, respectively. See http://www.joyofhandspinning.com/using-a-diz.shtml for how to use a diz. I expect the two words have related origins, probably in that the diz was used to prepare the wool that was wound on the distaff. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: dizen vs. diz LlamaLadySG #193014 09/08/2010 10:22 PM Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,974 Likes: 3 Land of the Flat Water LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel LukeJavan8 Carpal Tunnel Joined: Jun 2008 Posts: 9,974 Likes: 3 Land of the Flat Water WELCOME ----please, draw me a sheep---- Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Re: dizen vs. diz LlamaLadySG #193062 09/11/2010 2:47 PM Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel zmjezhd Carpal Tunnel Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,290 R'lyeh Michael Quinion has a short piece on another related word bedizened (link). He also mentions another one distaff. And, that allows me to bring up a great term: spindle-whorl (aka spindle-twirl or spindle-whirl). I first heard about them at a conference when some archeologists were discussing textile production. Ceci n'est pas un seing. Copy Link to Clipboard Share Post on Facebook Share Post on Twitter Share Post on Reddit Moderated by  Jackie  Hop To General Topics ------  Information and announcements  Q&A about words  Wordplay and fun  Words and languages in schools  Miscellany  Weekly Themes  Looking for (writers, speakers,... (Old) Weekly themes. (have been... ------  Words from medicine  Beheading words  Meta-words  Words from classical mythology  Animal Safari  Words with unusual etymologies  Eponyms or words derived from p...  Loanwords from German  English as a global language Print Thread Switch to Threaded Mode Show Likes Link Copied to Clipboard View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary View Profile Private Message Website Follow User Forum Posts Like Summary Forum Statistics Forums16 Topics13,916 Posts230,380 Members9,211 Most Online7,006 Mar 7th, 2026 Newest Members Boo boo kitty fu, peterreineck, Peripatetic Toad, JerryC, blvd 9,211 Registered Users Top Posters(30 Days) wofahulicodoc 35 A C Bowden 17 Top Posters wwh 13,858 Faldage 13,803 Jackie 11,613 wofahulicodoc 11,206 tsuwm 10,542 LukeJavan8 9,974 Buffalo Shrdlu 7,210 AnnaStrophic 6,511 Wordwind 6,296 of troy 5,400

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