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fusee

noun
/ˈfjuːzi/

Etymology

From French fusil, ultimately from Late Latin focus (“fire”).

  1. derived from focus
  2. derived from fusil

Definitions

  1. Synonym of fusil, a light musket or firelock.

    • He had not been many days at the chateau, when he perceived, with surprize and consternation, that his steps were continually watched by two servants armed with fusees.

  2. Synonym of fusilier, a soldier armed with a musket or firelock.

  3. Synonym of fusil, a spindle-shaped figure.

  4. ›+ 6 more definitions

    1. A conical grooved pulley in early clocks, antique watches, and possibly all…

      A conical grooved pulley in early clocks, antique watches, and possibly all non-electronic marine chronometers.

      • To day when we attended the winding up of the watches the fusee of Mr Arnolds would not turn round and after several unsuccessfull tryals we were obliged to let it go down […] .

    2. Synonym of fuse, a wick or cord used to ignite gunpowder, bombs, or similar explosives.

    3. An exostosis applied to a horse's cannon bone.

    4. A friction match intended to burn slowly for use with cigars, pipes, etc.

    5. A colored flare used as a warning on a railroad.

    6. One who, or that which, fuses or is fused

      One who, or that which, fuses or is fused; an individual component of a fusion.

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