fusil
2[ fyoo-zuh l, -sil ]
/ ˈfyu zəl, -sɪl /
adjective
formed by melting or casting; fused; founded.
Archaic. capable of being melted; fusible.
Archaic. melted; molten.
Words nearby fusil
fusible, fusible metal, fusiform, fusiform aneurysm, fusiform gyrus, fusil, fusile, fusilier, fusillade, fusilli, fusimotor
Also fu·sile [fyoo-zuh l, -sil, -sahyl] /ˈfyu zəl, -sɪl, -saɪl/.
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Water, again, admits in the first place of a division into two kinds; the one liquid and the other fusile.
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British Dictionary definitions for fusile (1 of 3)
fusile
fusil
/ (ˈfjuːzaɪl) /
adjective
easily melted; fusible
formed by casting or melting; founded
Word Origin for fusile
C14: from Latin fūsilis molten, from fundere to pour out, melt
British Dictionary definitions for fusile (2 of 3)
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 fusile (3 of 3)
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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