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Mizzen
(gcide) | 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.
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Mizzen
(gcide) | Mizzen \Miz"zen\, n. (Naut.)
The hindmost of the fore and aft sails of a three-masted
vessel; also, the spanker.
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mizzen
(gcide) | Dandy \Dan"dy\ (d[a^]n"d[y^]), n.; pl. Dandies
(d[a^]n"d[i^]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.
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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.
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3. A dandy roller. See below.
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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 |
mizzen
(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, mizzen, mizen]
2: fore-and-aft sail set on the mizzenmast [syn: mizzen,
mizen] |
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mizzen course
(encz) | mizzen course, n: |
mizzenmast
(encz) | mizzenmast,druh stěžně na lodi Zdeněk Brož |
Mizzen
(gcide) | 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]Dandy \Dan"dy\ (d[a^]n"d[y^]), n.; pl. Dandies
(d[a^]n"d[i^]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.
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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.
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3. A dandy roller. See below.
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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 |
mizzenmast
(gcide) | Mast \Mast\, n. [AS. maest, masc.; akin to D., G., Dan., & Sw.
mast, Icel. mastr, and perh. to L. malus.]
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1. (Naut.) A pole, or long, strong, round piece of timber, or
spar, set upright in a boat or vessel, to sustain the
sails, yards, rigging, etc. A mast may also consist of
several pieces of timber united by iron bands, or of a
hollow pillar of iron or steel.
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The tallest pine
Hewn on Norwegian hills, to be the mast
Of some great ammiral. --Milton.
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Note: The most common general names of masts are foremast,
mainmast, and mizzenmast, each of which may be made
of separate spars.
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2. (Mach.) The vertical post of a derrick or crane.
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3. (Aeronautics) A spar or strut to which tie wires or guys
are attached for stiffening purposes.
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Afore the mast, Before the mast. See under Afore, and
Before.
Mast coat. See under Coat.
Mast hoop, one of a number of hoops attached to the fore
edge of a boom sail, which slip on the mast as the sail is
raised or lowered; also, one of the iron hoops used in
making a made mast. See Made.
[1913 Webster]Mizzenmast \Miz"zen*mast\, n. (Naut.)
the third mast from the bow in a vessel having three or more
masts; the after and shorter mast of a yawl, ketch, or dandy.
Note: The definition varies slightly with the dictionary; in
some dictionaries it is the last mast of a three-masted
vessel; in others, it is the mast after the mainmast of
a vessel of three or more masts. PJC.
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Mizzenmast
(gcide) | Mast \Mast\, n. [AS. maest, masc.; akin to D., G., Dan., & Sw.
mast, Icel. mastr, and perh. to L. malus.]
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1. (Naut.) A pole, or long, strong, round piece of timber, or
spar, set upright in a boat or vessel, to sustain the
sails, yards, rigging, etc. A mast may also consist of
several pieces of timber united by iron bands, or of a
hollow pillar of iron or steel.
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The tallest pine
Hewn on Norwegian hills, to be the mast
Of some great ammiral. --Milton.
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Note: The most common general names of masts are foremast,
mainmast, and mizzenmast, each of which may be made
of separate spars.
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2. (Mach.) The vertical post of a derrick or crane.
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3. (Aeronautics) A spar or strut to which tie wires or guys
are attached for stiffening purposes.
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Afore the mast, Before the mast. See under Afore, and
Before.
Mast coat. See under Coat.
Mast hoop, one of a number of hoops attached to the fore
edge of a boom sail, which slip on the mast as the sail is
raised or lowered; also, one of the iron hoops used in
making a made mast. See Made.
[1913 Webster]Mizzenmast \Miz"zen*mast\, n. (Naut.)
the third mast from the bow in a vessel having three or more
masts; the after and shorter mast of a yawl, ketch, or dandy.
Note: The definition varies slightly with the dictionary; in
some dictionaries it is the last mast of a three-masted
vessel; in others, it is the mast after the mainmast of
a vessel of three or more masts. PJC.
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To bagpipe the mizzen
(gcide) | Bagpipe \Bag"pipe\, v. t.
To make to look like a bagpipe.
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To bagpipe the mizzen (Naut.), to lay it aback by bringing
the sheet to the mizzen rigging. --Totten.
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mizzen course
(wn) | mizzen course
n 1: the lowermost sail on a mizzenmast [syn: crossjack,
mizzen course] |
mizzenmast
(wn) | mizzenmast
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, mizzen, mizen] |
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