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    MIZEN

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Fore-and-aft sail set on the mizzenmastplay

    Synonyms:

    mizen; mizzen

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("mizen" is a kind of...):

    fore-and-aft sail (any sail not set on a yard and whose normal position is in a fore-and-aft direction)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

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

    Synonyms:

    mizen; mizenmast; mizzen; mizzenmast

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting man-made objects

    Hypernyms ("mizen" is a kind of...):

    mast (a vertical spar for supporting sails)

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