Found 2 items, similar to Mizzen.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: mizzen mizzen n 1: third mast from the bow in a vessel having three or more masts; the after and shorter mast of a yawl, ketch, or dandy [syn: mizzenmast, mizenmast, mizen] 2: fore-and-aft sail set on the mizzenmast [syn: mizen]
English → English (gcide) Definition: Mizzen Mizzen \Miz"zen\, a. [It. mezzana, fr. mezzano middle, fr. mezzo middle, half: cf. F. misaine foresail. See Mezzo.] (Naut.) Hindmost; nearest the stern; as, the mizzen shrouds, sails, etc. [1913 Webster] Mizzen \Miz"zen\, n. (Naut.) The hindmost of the fore and aft sails of a three-masted vessel; also, the spanker. [1913 Webster]