Definitions for fusilˈfyu zəl, -sɪl; -zəl, -sɪl, -saɪl
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
fu•silˈfyu zəl, -sɪl(n.)
a light flintlock musket.
Category: Military
Origin of fusil:
1670–80; < F: musket, OF fuisil, foisil steel for striking fire 蠐 L focus
fu•silˈfyu zəl, -sɪl; -zəl, -sɪl, -saɪl(adj.)
also fu•sile
formed by melting or casting; fused; founded.
Archaic. capable of being melted; fusible.
Archaic. melted; molten.
Origin of fusil:
1350–1400; ME < L fūsilis molten =fu(n)d(ere) to pour, cast +-tilis -tile
Princeton's WordNet
fusil(noun)
a light flintlock musket
Webster Dictionary
Fusil(verb)
capable of being melted or rendered fluid by heat; fusible
Fusil(verb)
running or flowing, as a liquid
Fusil(verb)
formed by melting and pouring into a mold; cast; founded
Fusil(noun)
a light kind of flintlock musket, formerly in use
Fusil(noun)
a bearing of a rhomboidal figure; -- named from its shape, which resembles that of a spindle
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