FUSEE


Meaning of FUSEE in English

n. (US fuzee)

1. a conical pulley or wheel esp. in a watch or clock.

2 a large-headed match for lighting a cigar or pipe in a wind.

3 US a railway signal-flare.

Etymology: F fus{eacute}e spindle ult. f. L fusus

Oxford English vocab.      Оксфордский английский словарь.