fusil 1
/fyooh"zeuhl, -sil/ , n.
a light flintlock musket.
[ 1670-80; fuisil, foisil steel for striking fire focilis, deriv. of L focus fire. See FOCUS ]
fusil 2
/fyooh"zeuhl, -sil/ , adj.
1. formed by melting or casting; fused; founded.
2. Archaic. capable of being melted; fusible.
3. Archaic. melted; molten.
Also, fusile /fyooh"zeuhl, -sil, -suyl/ .
[ 1350-1400; ME fusilis molten, fluid. See FUSE 2 , -ILE ]