fusil
/ˈfjuːzɪl/
fusil noun: a bearing of a rhomboidal figure, originally representing a spindle in shape, longer than a heraldic lozenge. Also the obsolete spelling of fusile.
Noun (1)
fusil (plural fusils)
Noun (2)
fusil (plural fusils)
- A light flintlock musket or firelock.
- [H]e out of meer wantonness attempted to trip up the heels of the soldier that stood next him, but failed in the execution, and received a blow of his breast with the butt end of a fusil, that made him stagger several paces backward.1751, [Tobias] Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle […], volume (please specify |volume=I to IV), London: Harrison and Co., […], →OCLC
- Synonyms:
- fusee
Also used as
fusil is also the obsolete spelling of fusile.
Synonyms of fusil
Forms of fusil
| Noun | |
|---|---|
| plural | fusils |
| Adjective | |
| comparative | more fusil |
| superlative | most fusil |
Origin of fusil
From Middle English fusill, from Old French fusel, fuisel, from a late Latin diminutive of Latin fūsus (“spindle”).
From Middle French fusil, ultimately from Latin focus (“hearth; fire”). Doublet of fusee.
Alternative forms.
Questions about fusil
- What does fusil mean?
- Fusil means a bearing of a rhomboidal figure, originally representing a spindle in shape, longer than a heraldic lozenge.
- What part of speech is fusil?
- Fusil is a noun.
- How do you pronounce fusil?
- Fusil is pronounced /ˈfjuːzɪl/.
- What is the plural of fusil?
- The plural of fusil is fusils.
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