fusil
1[ fyoo-zuhl, -sil ]
/ ˈfyu zəl, -sɪl /
noun
a light flintlock musket.
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Origin of fusil
11670–80; <French: musket, Old French fuisil, foisil steel for striking fire <Vulgar Latin *focīlis, derivative of Latin focus fire. See focus
Words nearby fusil
fusible, fusible metal, fusiform, fusiform aneurysm, fusiform gyrus, fusil, fusile, fusilier, fusillade, fusilli, fusimotor
Definition for fusil (2 of 2)
fusil2
[ fyoo-zuhl, -sil ]
/ ˈfyu zəl, -sɪl /
adjective
formed by melting or casting; fused; founded.
Archaic. capable of being melted; fusible.
Archaic. melted; molten.
Also fu·sile [fyoo-zuhl, -sil, -sahyl]. /ˈfyu zəl, -sɪl, -saɪl/.
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British Dictionary definitions for fusil (1 of 2)
fusil1
/ (ˈfjuːzɪl) /
noun
a light flintlock musket
Word Origin for fusil
C16 (in the sense: steel for a tinderbox): from Old French fuisil, from Vulgar Latin focīlis (unattested), from Latin focus fire
British Dictionary definitions for fusil (2 of 2)
fusil2
/ (ˈfjuːzɪl) /
noun
heraldry a charge shaped like a lengthened lozenge
Word Origin for fusil
C15: from Old French fusel, ultimately from Latin fūsus spindle, fuse 1 (the heraldic lozenge originally represented a spindle covered with tow for spinning)
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