fusil
A fusil (heraldric symbol)
Meaning
Noun
- A bearing of a rhomboidal figure, originally representing a spindle in shape, longer than a heraldic lozenge.
- A light flintlock musket or firelock.
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Origin
- From Old French fusel, fuisel, from a late Latin diminutive of Latin fūsus ("spindle").
- From Middle French fusil, ultimately from Latin focus ("hearth; fire"). fusee.
- Alternative forms.
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