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mizzen definition

miz·zen or mizen miz′en (miz′ən)

adjective

of the mizzenmast

Etymology: LME meseyn < or akin to MFr misaine < It mezzana, fem. of mezzano, middle < L medianus: see median

noun

  1. a fore-and-aft sail set on the mizzenmast
  2. mizzenmast

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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