 4 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
fusil
noun: a light flintlock musket
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Fusil \Fu"sil\, noun [F. fusil, LL. fosile a steel for kindling
fire, from L. focus hearth, fireplace, in LL. fire. See
{Focus}, and cf. {Fusee} a firelock.]
A light kind of flintlock musket, formerly in use.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Fusil \Fu"sil\, noun [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.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Fusil \Fu"sil\, adjective [L. fusilis molten, fluid, fr. fundere,
fusum, to pour, cast. See {Fuse}, verb (used with an object)]
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.
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