fusiln.¹

Brit.

/ˈfjuːz(ɪ)l/, U.S.

/ˈfjuz(ə)l/

Forms: Middle English–1500s fusille, 1600s fusile, fusill, 1600s– fusil.

Etymology: < Old French fu(i)sel (French fuseau) < popular Latin *fūsellus, diminutive of fūsus spindle. The modern French heraldic term is fusée ; but the adjective fuselé , = fusilly adj., seems to show that fusel was formerly used in this sense.

Heraldry.

A bearing in the form of an elongated lozenge; understood to have been originally a representation of a spindle covered with tow.

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society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > charge: device on shield > [noun] > less honourable charge > diamond-shaped charge > elongated

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spindle1486

fusee1589

slipper1610

1486 Bk. St. Albans, Her. E ij a It is calde fusillit for it is made all of fusillis.

1572 J. Bossewell Wks. Armorie ii. f. 34^v Fusilles, whiche are so termed, for that they be made like Spindles.

1602 W. Segar Honor Mil. & Civill ii. xiv. 79 Embrodered round about with a border of flames, fusils and fleeces.

1653 A. Ross Πανσεβεια xi. 385 The great Coller was made of double Fusiles enterwoven with Stones & Flints, sparkling flames of fire.

1765–87 in M. A. Porny Elem. Heraldry Gloss.

1828–40 W. Berry Encycl. Her. I. (at cited word) The fusil nearly resembles the lozenge in shape, but is longer.

in combination.1860 J. Hewitt Anc. Armour II. 235 Fusil-shaped spikes [of a Rowel-spur].

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† ˈfusilled adj. Obsolete (see quot. 1486 at main sense above).

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

fusiln.²

Brit.

/ˈfjuːz(ɪ)l/, U.S.

/ˈfjuz(ə)l/

Forms: Also 1500s fusill, 1700s–1800s fuzil; and see fusee n.¹

Etymology: < French fusil (Old French fuisil) = Italian focile < late Latin *focīle, < focus hearth (in popular Latin fire).

†1. A fire steel for a tinder-box. Obsolete.

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society > occupation and work > materials > fuel > material for igniting > [noun] > flint or steel

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firestoneeOE

pyritesOE

steelc1220

fire ironc1300

pyrite stonec1475

fire striker1483

furisonc1540

fusil1580

fire steel1585

flintstone1585

tindern iron1586

marcasite1682

briquet1823

fleerish1825

strike-a-light1870

1580 C. Hollyband Treasurie French Tong Vn Fusil, a Fusill to strike fire in a tinder boxe.

2. A light musket or firelock.

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society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > small-arm > [noun] > musket

musket1574

snaphancec1575

muscado1592

firelock1625

matchlock1638

fusee1661

squirt-fire1678

fusil1680

jingal1761

Brown Bess1785

tophaike1813

Tower musket1832

jezail1838

trumpet-pipe1844

bundook1886

needle-musket1898

1680 Eng. Mil. Discipl. (new ed.) i. 20 The Mousqueton is not so long as the Fusil or Fire-Lock.

1682 London Gaz. No. 1684/1 Six Men of the tallest Stature, with long Fusils.

1782 H. Walpole Vertue's Anecd. Painting (ed. 3) V. 137 The dew..had made his fusil rusty, and..he was scraping and cleaning it.

1847 Infantry Man. (1854) 28 Seize the fusil with the left hand.

1876 G. Bancroft Hist. U.S. (rev. ed.) IV. xxxii. 555 The sentry snapped a fusil at him.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

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释义	fusiln.¹ Brit. /ˈfjuːz(ɪ)l/, U.S. /ˈfjuz(ə)l/ Forms: Middle English–1500s fusille, 1600s fusile, fusill, 1600s– fusil. Etymology: < Old French fu(i)sel (French fuseau) < popular Latin fūsellus, diminutive of fūsus* spindle. The modern French heraldic term is fusée ; but the adjective fuselé , = fusilly adj., seems to show that fusel was formerly used in this sense. Heraldry. A bearing in the form of an elongated lozenge; understood to have been originally a representation of a spindle covered with tow. ΘΚΠ society > communication > indication > insignia > heraldic devices collective > charge: device on shield > [noun] > less honourable charge > diamond-shaped charge > elongated fusil1486 spindle1486 fusee1589 slipper1610 1486 Bk. St. Albans, Her. E ij a It is calde fusillit for it is made all of fusillis. 1572 J. Bossewell Wks. Armorie ii. f. 34^v Fusilles, whiche are so termed, for that they be made like Spindles. 1602 W. Segar Honor Mil. & Civill ii. xiv. 79 Embrodered round about with a border of flames, fusils and fleeces. 1653 A. Ross Πανσεβεια xi. 385 The great Coller was made of double Fusiles enterwoven with Stones & Flints, sparkling flames of fire. 1765–87 in M. A. Porny Elem. Heraldry Gloss. 1828–40 W. Berry Encycl. Her. I. (at cited word) The fusil nearly resembles the lozenge in shape, but is longer. in combination.1860 J. Hewitt Anc. Armour II. 235 Fusil-shaped spikes [of a Rowel-spur]. Derivatives Thesaurus » Categories » † ˈfusilled adj. Obsolete (see quot. 1486 at main sense above). This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2022). fusiln.² Brit. /ˈfjuːz(ɪ)l/, U.S. /ˈfjuz(ə)l/ Forms: Also 1500s fusill, 1700s–1800s fuzil; and see fusee n.¹ Etymology: < French fusil (Old French fuisil) = Italian focile < late Latin focīle, < focus* hearth (in popular Latin fire). †1. A fire steel for a tinder-box. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > materials > fuel > material for igniting > [noun] > flint or steel flinta700 firestoneeOE pyritesOE steelc1220 fire ironc1300 pyrite stonec1475 fire striker1483 furisonc1540 fusil1580 fire steel1585 flintstone1585 tindern iron1586 marcasite1682 briquet1823 fleerish1825 strike-a-light1870 1580 C. Hollyband Treasurie French Tong Vn Fusil, a Fusill to strike fire in a tinder boxe. 2. A light musket or firelock. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > military equipment > weapon > device for discharging missiles > firearm > small-arm > [noun] > musket musket1574 snaphancec1575 muscado1592 firelock1625 matchlock1638 fusee1661 squirt-fire1678 fusil1680 jingal1761 Brown Bess1785 tophaike1813 Tower musket1832 jezail1838 trumpet-pipe1844 bundook1886 needle-musket1898 1680 Eng. Mil. Discipl. (new ed.) i. 20 The Mousqueton is not so long as the Fusil or Fire-Lock. 1682 London Gaz. No. 1684/1 Six Men of the tallest Stature, with long Fusils. 1782 H. Walpole Vertue's Anecd. Painting (ed. 3) V. 137 The dew..had made his fusil rusty, and..he was scraping and cleaning it. 1847 Infantry Man. (1854) 28 Seize the fusil with the left hand. 1876 G. Bancroft Hist. U.S. (rev. ed.) IV. xxxii. 555 The sentry snapped a fusil at him. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1898; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.¹1486n.²1580
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