mizen

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A form of mizzen — Mizzenmast.

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Meanings

nounmizen (plural mizens)

plural mizens

  1. alternativeAlternative spelling of mizzen.

    But presently, catching hold of the mizen shrouds, he swings himself to the deck, and in an even, unexhilarated voice, saying, "Dinner, Mr. Starbuck," disappears into the cabin.

    1851, Herman Melville, Moby-Dick

Synonyms & antonyms

nounthird mast from the bow in a vessel having three or more masts; the after and shorter mast of a yawl, ketch, or dandy

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Broader
mast

nounfore-and-aft sail set on the mizzenmast

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mizzen
Broader
fore-and-aft sail
Also see
mizzenmizzenmast

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

Menzizemni
Cite this entry
APA

mizen. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mizen

MLA

“mizen.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mizen. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “mizen,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/mizen.

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