2 entries under this word

Fusil

Fū'sil, a.

adjective

a. [Lat. fusilis, from fundere, fussum, to pour, to cast; Fr. & It. fusile.]

  1. Capable of being melted or rendered fluid by heat; fusible. [Rare.] “A kind of fusil marble.” Woodward.
  2. Running or flowing, as a liquid. [Rare.] “A fusil sea.” Philips.

Fū′sil, n.

noun

(fū′zil) (Synop., § 130), n. [Fr. fusil, It. fucile, focile, from It. foco, fuoco, fire, from Lat. focus, hearth, fire-place, L. Lat. fire.] 1. A light musket or firelock.

Sense 2. [See FUSEE.] (Her.) A bearing of a rhomboidal figure, named from its shape, which resembles that of a spindle.

A heraldic shield with horizontal bands and a central diamond-shaped figure.