fusil

adjective

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fu·sil | \ ˈfyü-zəl

variants: or fusile \ ˈfyü-zəl

, -ˌzī(-ə)l \

Definition of fusil

(Entry 1 of 2)

1 archaic

a : made by melting and pouring into forms : cast

b : liquefied by heat

2 archaic : fusible

fusil

noun

Definition of fusil (Entry 2 of 2)

: a light flintlock musket

History and Etymology for fusil

Adjective

Middle English fusile, borrowed from Latin fūsilis "molten, liquified," from fūsus (past participle of fundere "to pour, shed, cast") + -ilis "subject to, susceptible to (the action of the verb)" (alteration of -ibilis, originally by haplology after verb stems ending in a labial consonant) — more at found entry 5, -able

Noun

borrowed from French (17th century), "steel for striking fire, flintlock firearm," going back to Old French foisil, focil "steel for striking fire," going back to Vulgar Latin *focīlis, from Latin focus "hearth" (Late Latin, "fire") + -īlis, suffix of appurtenance — more at focus entry 1