fusil
/ˈfjuːzɪl/ noun
Forms fusils
- noun (heraldry) A bearing of a rhomboidal figure, originally representing a spindle in shape, longer than a heraldic lozenge.
- noun (now historical) A light flintlock musket or firelock.
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Etymology
From Middle English fusill, from Old French fusel, fuisel, from a late Latin diminutive of Latin fūsus (“spindle”).
From Middle French fusil, ultimately from Latin focus (“hearth; fire”). Doublet of fusee.
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Webster’s 1913
- adjective Capable of being melted or rendered fluid by heat; fusible. [R.]
- adjective Running or flowing, as a liquid. [R.] "A fusil sea." J. Philips.
- noun A light kind of flintlock musket, formerly in use.
- noun A bearing of a rhomboidal figure; --named from its shape, which resembles that of a spindle.
Etymology [L. fusilis molten, fluid, fr. fundere, fusum, to pour, cast. See Fuse, v. t.]
Etymology [F. fusil, LL. fosile a steel for kindling fire, from L. focus hearth, fireplace, in LLL. fire. See Focus, and cf. Fusee a firelock.]
Sources: Wiktionary · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “fusil”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details