fusil
fusil is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 4 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.Running or flowing, as a liquid. [R.] "A fusil sea." J. Philips.
- 2.Formed by melting and pouring into a mold; cast; founded. [Obs.] Milton.
- 3.A light kind of flintlock musket, formerly in use.
- 4.A bearing of a rhomboidal figure; -- named from its shape, which resembles that of a spindle. Note: It differs from a lozenge in being longer in proportion to its width.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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- What is running or flowing, as a liquid. [R.] "A fusil sea." J. Philips called?
- What is formed by melting and pouring into a mold; cast; founded. [Obs.] Milton called?
- What is a light kind of flintlock musket, formerly in use called?
- What is a bearing of a rhomboidal figure; -- named from its shape, which resembles that of a spindle. Note: It differs from a lozenge in being longer in proportion to its width called?
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- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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