"Prithee, young one, who art thou, and what has ailed thy mother to bedizen thee
in this strange fashion?"
Bantam Classic
Ch. 8 Pg. 100
I think this word means to dress because the context before this quote describes Pearl's dress.
A reference for vocabulary words in American Literature
You were right in a way..according to Dictionary. com it means to adorn in a showy, gaudy, or tasteless manner.
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