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Definition of: mizzen
(miz′ən) noun Naut.
1. A mizzenmast.
2. A triangular sail set on the mizzen.
—adjective Of or pertaining to the mizzen or mizzenmast. Also miz′en. [<F misaine <Ital. mezzana, fem. of mezzano middle <L medianus. Doublet of MEIDIAN, MEAN,3 MESNE.]
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