misaine

See also: mîsaine

French

Etymology

Alteration (due to Italian mezzana), of Middle French migenne, from Old Catalan mitjana, feminine form of mitjan, from Latin mediānus. Doublet of moyen, which was inherited from the Latin, and of médian, borrowed directly from Latin. See English mizzen.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /mi.zɛn/

Noun

misaine f (plural misaines)

1. (nautical) fore
2. (nautical) foresail

Derived terms

• mât de misaine - foremast

Further reading

• “misaine”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.