fusees

Noun (1)

fusee (plural fusees)

1. (historical) 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

   Synonyms:

   fusil

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

   Synonyms:

   fusilier

Noun (2)

fusee (plural fusees)

1. (obsolete) Synonym of fusil, a spindle-shaped figure.

   Synonyms:

   fusil

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

   Synonyms:

   fuse

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

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