About The Word Fusil
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Fusil
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What's The Definition Of Fusil?
[n] a light flintlock musket
Synonyms | Synonyms for Fusil: Related Terms | Find terms related to Fusil: See Also | musket Fusil In Webster's Dictionary \Fu"sil\, a. [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. [F. fusil, LL. fosile a steel for kindling fire, from L. focus hearth, fireplace, in LLL. fire. See {Focus}, and cf. {Fusee} a firelock.] A light kind of flintlock musket, formerly in use. \Fu"sil\, n. [See 3d {Fusee}.] (Her.) 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. |
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