D defs.my
Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Mizzen

· Miz·zen · IPA /ˈmɪ.zən/
01 a. Hindmost; nearest the stern; as, the mizzen shrouds, sails, etc.
  1. 1.
    Hindmost; nearest the stern; as, the mizzen shrouds, sails, etc.(Naut.)
02 n. The hindmost of the fore and aft sails of a three-masted vessel; also, the spanker.
  1. 1.
    The hindmost of the fore and aft sails of a three-masted vessel; also, the spanker.(Naut.)