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mizen

English

Noun

mizen (plural mizens)

  1. Alternative spelling of mizzen

Anagrams

  • zemni

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Etymology

From Middle English myxen, from Old English mixen.

Noun

mizen

  1. dunghill, mixen

References

  • Jacob Poole (1867) , William Barnes, editor, A glossary, with some pieces of verse, of the old dialect of the English colony in the baronies of Forth and Bargy, County of Wexford, Ireland, J. Russell Smith, ?ISBN

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mizzen

English

Alternative forms

  • mizen

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

  • IPA(key): /?m?.z?n/

Noun

mizzen (plural mizzens)

  1. (nautical) Mizzenmast.
  2. (nautical) A fore-and-aft sail set on a mizzenmast.

Derived terms

  • mizzenmast
  • mizzensail
  • mizzentop

Translations

Adjective

mizzen (not comparable)

  1. (nautical) Hindmost; nearest the stern.
    the mizzen shrouds, sails, etc.

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