izzard

«izzard» in Mova's school dictionary: an old name for the letter Z, used in parts of Britain… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (izzard — old, rare)

meaning for a pupil

1) (old) Izzard is an old name for the letter Z, used in parts of Britain and America long ago. tree →

2) (a name) Izzard is also a surname. tree →

sense in the lessons

Found in old books and word puzzles: «from A to izzard» meant «from start to finish», like «from A to Z». Not used today in everyday English; the letter is now called «zed» (UK, Australia, Canada, Ireland, New Zealand) or «zee» (USA).

examples

• In old books, «from A to izzard» means from beginning to end. tree →
• Izzard is an old name for the letter Z. tree →
• Today we say «zed» or «zee», not izzard. tree →
• The puzzle asked for the old name of Z: izzard. tree →
• He knew the subject from A to izzard. tree →

note

Old-fashioned word; do not use it in your spelling of the alphabet today. As a surname it is a name, nothing more.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «izzard» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.