Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Mizzen"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Mizzen \Miz"zen\, n. (Naut.)
The hindmost of the fore and aft sails of a three-masted
vessel; also, the spanker.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Dandy \Dan"dy\, n.; pl. {Dandies}. [Cf. F. dandin, ninny, silly
fellow, dandiner to waddle, to play the fool; prob. allied to
E. dandle. Senses 2&3 are of uncertain etymol.]
1. One who affects special finery or gives undue attention to
dress; a fop; a coxcomb.
2. (Naut.)
(a) A sloop or cutter with a jigger on which a lugsail is
set.
(b) A small sail carried at or near the stern of small
boats; -- called also {jigger}, and {mizzen}.
3. A dandy roller. See below.
{Dandy brush}, a yard whalebone brush.
{Dandy fever}. See {Dengue}.
{Dandy line}, a kind of fishing line to which are attached
several crosspieces of whalebone which carry a hook at
each end.
{Dandy roller}, a roller sieve used in machines for making
paper, to press out water from the pulp, and set the
paper.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
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}]
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