FUSIL


Meaning of FUSIL in English

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 ]

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