Thesaurus: fusil

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1. v. t. Capable of being melted or rendered fluid by heat; fusible.
2. v. t. Running or flowing, as a liquid.
3. v. t. Formed by melting and pouring into a mold; cast; founded.
4. n. A light kind of flintlock musket, formerly in use.
5. n. A bearing of a rhomboidal figure; -- named from its shape, which resembles that of a spindle.
6. n. a light flintlock musket
7. 1. Capable of being melted or rendered fluid by heat; fusible. [R.] "A kind of fusil marble" Woodward. 2. Running or flowing, as a liquid. [R.] "A fusil sea." J. Philips. 3. Formed by melting and pouring into a mold; cast; founded. [Obs.] Milton. A light kind of flintlock musket, formerly in use. 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.
8. n. a light flintlock musket