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mizzen
mizzen, the name of the third, aftermost, mast of a square-rigged sailing ship or of a three-masted schooner, or the small after mast of a ketch or a yawl (but see also jigger-mast). The word probably came into the English language either from the Italian mezzana or the French misaine, which are, in fact, the names in those languages for the foremast, but for some reason its position in the ship was changed round when the word was adopted in Britain. The word also possibly came from the Arabic misn meaning mast, and was associated with the lateen sail, also of Arabic origin.
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"mizzen." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "mizzen." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-mizzen.html "mizzen." The Oxford Companion to Ships and the Sea. 2006. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O225-mizzen.html |
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mizzen
miz·zen / ˈmizən/ (also miz·en) • n. 1. (also miz·zen·mast) the mast aft of a ship's mainmast. 2. (also miz·zen·sail) the lowest sail on a mizzenmast. |
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"mizzen." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "mizzen." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-mizzen.html "mizzen." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-mizzen.html |
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mizzen
mizzen ˈmizən also mizen n.
1. also mizzenmast the mast aft of a ship's mainmast. 2. also mizzensail the lowest sail on a mizzenmast. |
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"mizzen." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "mizzen." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-mizzen.html "mizzen." The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military. 2001. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O63-mizzen.html |
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"mizzen." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 28 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "mizzen." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (May 28, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-mizzen.html "mizzen." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved May 28, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-mizzen.html |
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