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fusil.

A bearing of a rhomboidal figure, originally representing a spindle in shape, longer than a heraldic lozenge.

5 characters2 syllables approx.English language

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noun/ˈfjuːzɪl/
  1. A bearing of a rhomboidal figure, originally representing a spindle in shape, longer than a heraldic lozenge.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English fusill, from Old French fusel, fuisel, from a late Latin diminutive of Latin fūsus (“spindle”).

noun/ˈfjuːzɪl/
  1. A light flintlock musket or firelock.

    historical
Where this word comes from

From Middle French fusil, ultimately from Latin focus (“hearth; fire”). Doublet of fusee.

adj/ˈfjuːzɪl/
  1. Obsolete spelling of fusile.

    alt-of · obsolete
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