[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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
see also:
mezzo 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

mizzen \miz"zen\, n. naut.
   the hindmost of the fore and aft sails of a three-masted
   vessel; also, the spanker.
   1913 webster

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

dandy \dan"dy\ da^n"dy^, n.; pl. dandies
   da^n"di^z. cf. f. dandin, ninny, silly fellow,
   dandiner to waddle, to play the fool; prob. allied to e.
   dandle. senses 2  3 are of uncertain etymology.
   1. one who affects special finery or gives undue attention to
      dress; a fop; a coxcomb.
      1913 webster

   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.
          1913 webster

   3. a dandy roller. see below.
      1913 webster

   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. dandy-cock
see also:
dandies jigger mizzen dandy brush dandy fever dengue 
dandy line dandy roller 

[4] : WordNet (r) 2.0

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
see also:
mizzenmast mizenmast mizen 

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