mizzen
EnglishEdit
Alternative formsEdit
EtymologyEdit
Borrowed from Middle French misaine, modified from Old French migenne (through influence from Italian mezzana), from Old Catalan mitjana, feminine of mitjan, ultimately from Latin medianus. Doublet of mean and median.
PronunciationEdit
NounEdit
mizzen (plural mizzens)
- (nautical) Mizzenmast.
- (nautical) A fore-and-aft sail set on a mizzenmast.
Derived termsEdit
TranslationsEdit
mizzenmast — see mizzenmast
mizzenmast sail
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AdjectiveEdit
mizzen (not comparable)
- (nautical) Hindmost; nearest the stern.
- the mizzen shrouds, sails, etc.