fusil
Pronunciation: /ˈfjuːzɪl/
The English word “fusil” has 2 meanings listed here.
noun
- A bearing of a rhomboidal figure, originally representing a spindle in shape, longer than a heraldic lozenge.
- A light flintlock musket or firelock.
Etymology
From Middle English fusill, from Old French fusel, fuisel, from a late Latin diminutive of Latin fūsus (“spindle”).
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