adj
Meaning 1
Obsolete spelling of fusile.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, obsolete
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adj
Obsolete spelling of fusile.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of, obsolete
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noun
A bearing of a rhomboidal figure, originally representing a spindle in shape, longer than a heraldic lozenge.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: government, heraldry, hobbies, lifestyle, monarchy, nobility, politics
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Synonyms: fusee
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noun
A light flintlock musket or firelock.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: historical
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noun
a light flintlock musket
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: musket
History
Alternative forms.
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.
Across languages
16 source translations are retained for this English entry.