mazard

[ maz-erd ]

/ ˈmæz ərd /

noun

Archaic.

head.
face.

Obsolete. a mazer.

Words nearby mazard

mayweed, maywood, mazaedium, mazar-e-sharif, mazar-i-sharif, mazard, mazarin, mazarine, mazatec, mazatlán, mazda

Origin of mazard

First recorded in 1595–1605; maz(er) + -ard

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Examples from the Web for mazard

Capt. Mazard soon appeared with the iron and the flannel; at sight of which the exclamation of "Chymo!"
Left on Labrador|Charles Asbury Stephens
"We'll stand by our colors in any case," remarked Capt. Mazard, attaching our flag to the signal halliards.
Left on Labrador|Charles Asbury Stephens
"Don't say too much; they may come back," Capt. Mazard observed.
Left on Labrador|Charles Asbury Stephens
This was what Capt. Mazard was doing when we went on deck that morning.
Left on Labrador|Charles Asbury Stephens

Capt. Mazard's honest, brave face glowing with pleasure, and all the rest of the crew hearty with rough affection!
Left on Labrador|Charles Asbury Stephens

British Dictionary definitions for mazard

mazard

mazzard

/ (ˈmæzəd) /

noun

an obsolete word for the head, skull

another word for mazer

Word Origin for mazard

C17: altered from mazer

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