mizzen
English
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Etymology
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.
Pronunciation
Noun
mizzen (plural mizzens)
- (nautical) Mizzenmast.
- (nautical) A fore-and-aft sail set on a mizzenmast.
- 1886, Peter Christen Asbjørnsen, translated by H.L. Brækstad, Folk and Fairy Tales, page 191:
- "'Oh yes, that's all very well, but we haven't done with it yet,' said the lad, 'we shall have it worse directly,' and he ordered them to furl every rag but the mizen."
Derived terms
Translations
mizzenmast — see mizzenmast
mizzenmast sail
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Adjective
mizzen (not comparable)
- (nautical) Hindmost; nearest the stern.
- the mizzen shrouds, sails, etc.
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