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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024miz•zen (miz′ən),USA pronunciation [Naut.]n. - Nauticala fore-and-aft sail set on a mizzenmast. Cf. crossjack, spanker (def. 1a). See diag. under ship.
- Nauticalmizzenmast.
adj. - Nauticalof or pertaining to a mizzenmast.
- Nauticalnoting a sail, yard, boom, etc., or any rigging belonging to a mizzen lower mast or to some upper mast of a mizzenmast.
- Nauticalnoting 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.
Also, miz′en. - Italian mezzana
- late Middle English meson, mesan, probably 1375–1425
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: mizzen, mizen /ˈmɪzən/ n - a sail set on a mizzenmast
- short for mizzenmast
adj - of or relating to any kind of gear used with a mizzenmast: a mizzen staysail
Etymology: 15th Century: from French misaine, from Italian mezzana, mezzano middle |