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mizzen

or miz·en

[ miz-uhn ]
/ ˈmɪz ən /
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noun
a fore-and-aft sail set on a mizzenmast.Compare crossjack, spanker (def. 1a).
mizzenmast.
adjective
of or relating to a mizzenmast.
noting a sail, yard, boom, etc., or any rigging belonging to a mizzen lower mast or to some upper mast of a mizzenmast.
noting any stay running aft and upward to the head of a mizzen lower mast or some specified upper mast of a mizzenmast: mizzen topmast stay.
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Origin of mizzen

1375–1425; late Middle English meson, mesan, probably <Italian mezzana

Words nearby mizzen

Mizoguchi, Mizoram, Mizrachi, mizrah, mizuna, mizzen, mizzenmast, mizzle, mizzy maze, M.J., Mjolnir
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Words related to mizzen

behind, following, hind, hinder, last, posterior, postern, rearward, reverse, stern, tail, aft, astern, backward, dorsal, hindmost, rearmost, retral

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British Dictionary definitions for mizzen

mizzen

mizen

nautical
noun
a sail set on a mizzenmast
short for mizzenmast
adjective
of or relating to any kind of gear used with a mizzenmasta mizzen staysail

Word Origin for mizzen

C15: from French misaine, from Italian mezzana, mezzano middle
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