2. To take one's self off; to go. [Slang]
[1913 Webster]
As long as George the Fourth could reign, he reigned, And then he mizzled. --Epigram, quoted by Wright. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
mizzled — miz·zle || mɪzl n. drizzle, light rain; drizzling rain v. drizzle, rain lightly … English contemporary dictionary
mizzle — mizzle1 /miz euhl/, v., mizzled, mizzling, n. South Midland and Southern U.S. v.t., v.i. 1. to rain in fine drops; drizzle; mist. n. 2. mist or drizzle. [1475 85; c. dial D mizzelen, LG miseln to drizzle; akin to MD misel mist, dew; see LE]… … Universalium
Mizzle — Miz zle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Mizzled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mizzling}.] [See {Misle}, and cf. {Mistle}.] 1. To rain in very fine drops; to drizzle. Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. To take one s self off; to go. [Slang] [1913 Webster] As long as George… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Mizzling — Mizzle Miz zle, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Mizzled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Mizzling}.] [See {Misle}, and cf. {Mistle}.] 1. To rain in very fine drops; to drizzle. Spenser. [1913 Webster] 2. To take one s self off; to go. [Slang] [1913 Webster] As long as… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
mizzle — I. intransitive verb (mizzled; mizzling) Etymology: Middle English misellen; akin to Dutch dialect mizzelen to drizzle, Middle Dutch mist fog, mist Date: 15th century to rain in very fine drops ; drizzle • mizzle noun • mizzly adjective … New Collegiate Dictionary
The Lovers (TV series) — The Lovers was a British television sitcom by Jack Rosenthal, starring Richard Beckinsale and Paula Wilcox as a courting couple, Geoffrey and Beryl. It was made between 1970 and 1971 by the ITV company Granada. The hook for the show was the… … Wikipedia
mizzle — I Australian Slang 1. (of rain) drizzle; 2. (older slang) depart; leave; 3. drizzling rain II Mawdesley Glossary to disappear, to go away. An object has mizzled. been stolen … English dialects glossary
mizzle — /ˈmɪzəl/ (say mizuhl) verb (i) (mizzled, mizzling) 1. to rain in very fine drops. –noun 2. such fine rain. {Middle English; origin uncertain; a frequentative formation with the suffix le} …
mizzle — [miz′əl] vt., vi. mizzled, mizzling [LME misellen, prob. < LowG, as in Du dial. miezelen, LowG miseln: for IE base see MIST] Dial. to rain in a fine mist; drizzle n. Dial. a misty rain; drizzle mizzly adj … English World dictionary
miz|zle — miz|zle1 «MIHZ uhl», noun, verb, zled, zling. Dialect. –n. a drizzle: »The rain, a mere mizzle when I left the restaurant…had got heavier (New Yorker). –v.i. to drizzle: »It is mizzling. –v.t. (of a cloud) to send down in a drizzle. ╂[origin… … Useful english dictionary
