fusil
fusil · fusils
Spindel, Wecke, Gewehr
A bearing of a rhomboidal figure, originally representing a spindle in shape, longer…A bearing of a rhomboidal figure, originally representing a spindle in shape, longer than a heraldic lozenge.
/ˈfjuːzɪl/
Meaning
2 sensesA bearing of a rhomboidal figure, originally representing a spindle in shape, longer than a heraldic lozenge.
Spindel, Wecke
(historical)A light flintlock musket or firelock.
Gewehr
a light flintlock musket
Translations
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By meaning 2
heraldic feature:
weapon:
Origin
From Middle English fusill, from Old French fusel, fuisel, from a late Latin diminutive ofFrom 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.
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