fusee
/ˈfjuːzi/
fusee noun: synonym of fusil, a light musket or firelock.
Noun (1)
fusee (plural fusees)
- 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.1790, Helen Maria Williams, Letters Written in France, Broadview, published 2002, page 123
- Breakfast being over, my father took me into his study, where, after fervently recommending me to the care of a protecting providence, he gave me a beautiful fusee, which cost him forty guineas, a pair of pistols of exquisite workmanship, and a purse containing fifty guineas in cash and a...1808–10, William Hickey, Memoirs of a Georgian Rake, Folio Society 1995, p. 75
- Synonyms:
- fusil
- Synonym of fusilier, a soldier armed with a musket or firelock.
- Synonyms:
- fusilier
Noun (2)
fusee (plural fusees)
- Synonym of fusil, a spindle-shaped figure.
- Synonyms:
- fusil
- 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 […] .1773, James Cook, The Journals, Second Voyage, 8 August
- Synonym of fuse, a wick or cord used to ignite gunpowder, bombs, or similar explosives.
- Synonyms:
- fuse
- An exostosis applied to a horse's cannon bone.
- A friction match intended to burn slowly for use with cigars, pipes, etc.
- A comfortable hammock on a warm afternoon would appeal to his indolent tastes, and then, when he was getting drowsy, a lighted fusee thrown into the nest would bring the wasps out in an indignant mass, and they would soon find a ‘home away from home’ on Waldo's fat body.1914, "Saki", ‘The Dreamer’, Beasts and Superbeasts, Penguin 2000 (Complete Short Stories), page 322
- A colored flare used as a warning on a railroad.
Noun (3)
fusee (plural fusees)
- One who, or that which, fuses or is fused; an individual component of a fusion.
- This is the fusion of two people who are neurally and biologically (and so, psychologically) identical. Setting aside issues about intensional content, when these differ, such a fusion would clearly produce someone who is exactly like what either of the fusees would have been like had the fusion...2002, Philosophical Topics, volume 30, number 1, page 276
Synonyms of fusee
Forms of fusee
| plural | fusees |
|---|---|
| alternative form (archaic) | fuzee |
Origin of fusee
From French fusil, ultimately from Late Latin focus (“fire”).
From French fusée, ultimately from Latin fūsus (“spindle”).
From fuse + -ee.
Words that rhyme with fusee
Questions about fusee
- What does fusee mean?
- Fusee means synonym of fusil, a light musket or firelock.
- What part of speech is fusee?
- Fusee is a noun.
- How do you pronounce fusee?
- Fusee is pronounced /ˈfjuːzi/.
- What is the plural of fusee?
- The plural of fusee is fusees.
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