Mes*ti"zo (?), n.; pl.
Mestizos (#). [Sp. mestizo; akin to OF.
mestis, F. métis; all fr. (assumed) LL.
mixtitius, fr. L. mixtus mixed, p. p. of miscere
to mix. See Mix, and cf. Mestee, MÉtif,
MÉtis, Mustee.] The offspring of an Indian
or a negro and a European or person of European stock. [Spanish
America]
Mestizo wool, wool imported from South
America, and produced by mixed breeds of sheep.