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FUSIL
fusil
(noun) a light flintlock musket
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
fusil (plural fusils)
(heraldiccharge) A bearing of a rhomboidal figure, originally representing a spindle in shape, longer than a heraldic lozenge.
Etymology 2
Noun
fusil (plural fusils)
(now, historical) A light flintlock musket or firelock.
Etymology 3
Alternative forms.
Adjective
fusil (comparative more fusil, superlative most fusil)
Obsolete form of fusile.
Source: Wiktionary
Fu"sil, a. Etym: [L. fusilis molten, fluid, fr. fundere, fusum, to pour, cast. See Fuse, v. t.]
1. Capable of being melted or rendered fluid by heat; fusible. [R.] "A kind of fusil marble" Woodward.
2. Running or flowing, as a liquid. [R.] "A fusil sea." J. Philips.
3. Formed by melting and pouring into a mold; cast; founded. [Obs.] Milton.
Fu"sil, n. Etym: [F. fusil, LL. fosile a steel for kindling fire, from L. focus hearth, fireplace, in LLL. fire. See Focus, and cf. Fusee a firelock.]
Definition: A light kind of flintlock musket, formerly in use.
Fu"sil, n. Etym: [See 3d Fusee.] (Her.)
Definition: A bearing of a rhomboidal figure; -- named from its shape, which resembles that of a spindle.
Note: It differs from a lozenge in being longer in proportion to its width.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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