fusil Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a light flintlock musket

WordNet

Fu"sil adjective
Etymology
L. fusilis molten, fluid, fr. fundere, fusum, to pour, cast. See Fuse, v. t.
Definitions
  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 noun
Etymology
F. fusil, LL. fosile a steel for kindling fire, from L. focus hearth, fireplace, in LLL. fire. See Focus, and cf. Fusee a firelock.
Definitions
  1. A light kind of flintlock musket, formerly in use.
Fu"sil noun
Etymology
See 3d Fusee.
Definitions
  1. (Her.) A bearing of a rhomboidal figure; -- named from its shape, which resembles that of a spindle. ✍ It differs from a lozenge in being longer in proportion to its width.

Webster 1913