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mizzen

3 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) mizzen (noun)
  2. 2) mizzen (adjective)
  3. storm mizzen (noun)

1miz·zen

noun \ˈmi-zən\

Definition of MIZZEN

1
: a fore-and-aft sail set on the mizzenmast
2
: mizzenmast
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Variants of MIZZEN

miz·zen also miz·en \ˈmi-zən\

Origin of MIZZEN

Middle English mesan, probably from Old Spanish mesana sail set amidships, from Catalan mitjana, from feminine of mitjan of the middle, from Latin medianus — more at median
First Known Use: 15th century

Rhymes with MIZZEN

prison, wizen

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