mizzen
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ən noun
1.
a fore-and-aft sail set on a mizzenmast. Compare crossjack, spanker ( def 1a ). See diag. under ship.
2.
adjective
3.
of or pertaining to a mizzenmast.
4.
noting a sail, yard, boom, etc., or any rigging belonging to a mizzen lower mast or to some upper mast of a mizzenmast.
5.
noting 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.
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Also, miz·en.
Origin:
1375–1425; late Middle English meson, mesan, probably < Italian mezzana
1375–1425; late Middle English meson, mesan, probably < Italian mezzana
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mizzen or nautical mizen (ˈmɪzən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a sail set on a mizzenmast |
| 2. | short for mizzenmast |
| —adj | |
| 3. | of or relating to any kind of gear used with a mizzenmast: a mizzen staysail |
| [C15: from French misaine, from Italian mezzana, mezzano middle] | |
| mizen or nautical mizen | |
| —n | |
| —adj | |
| [C15: from French misaine, from Italian mezzana, mezzano middle] | |
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Word Origin & History
mizzen
c.1415, from M.Fr. misaine "foresail, foremast," alt. by infl. of It. mezzana "mizzen" from O.Fr. migenne, from Catalan mitjana, from L. medianus "of the middle" (see median).
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The mizzen is small, and is intended to help provide helm balance.
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