Fusil Definition

fyo͝ozəl

noun

A light flintlock musket.

Webster's New World

(heraldry) A bearing of a rhomboidal figure, resembling a spindle in shape, longer than a heraldic lozenge.

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adjective

Fusible or fusing.

Webster's New World

Fused; melted.

Webster's New World

Made by melting and molding, or casting; founded.

Webster's New World

(obsolete) Capable of being melted or rendered fluid by heat; fusible.

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(obsolete) Running or flowing, like a liquid.

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Origin of Fusil

French steel in a flintlock, firearm from Old French fuisil steel for a tinderbox from Vulgar Latin focīlis (petra) fire-(stone) from Late Latin focus fire from Latin hearth

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Latin fusilis (“molten, fluid”).

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See fusee.

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