fusee

名词 n.
中文释义

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Synonym of fusil, a light musket or firelock. historical
    — He had not been many days at the chateau, when he perceived, with surprize and consternation, that his steps were continually watched by two servants armed with fusees.
  2. Synonym of fusil, a spindle-shaped figure. obsolete
  3. One who, or that which, fuses or is fused; an individual component of a fusion.
    — This is the fusion of two people who are neurally and biologically (and so, psychologically) identical. Setting aside issues about intensional content, when these differ, such a fusion would clearly produce someone who is exactly like what either of the fusees would have been like had the fusion not occurred.
  4. Synonym of fusilier, a soldier armed with a musket or firelock. archaic
  5. A conical grooved pulley in early clocks, antique watches, and possibly all non-electronic marine chronometers.
    — To day when we attended the winding up of the watches the fusee of Mr Arnolds would not turn round and after several unsuccessfull tryals we were obliged to let it go down […] .
  6. Synonym of fuse, a wick or cord used to ignite gunpowder, bombs, or similar explosives. archaic
  7. An exostosis applied to a horse's cannon bone.
  8. A friction match intended to burn slowly for use with cigars, pipes, etc.
    — A comfortable hammock on a warm afternoon would appeal to his indolent tastes, and then, when he was getting drowsy, a lighted fusee thrown into the nest would bring the wasps out in an indignant mass, and they would soon find a ‘home away from home’ on Waldo's fat body.
  9. A colored flare used as a warning on a railroad. US

词形变化

fusees plural fuzee alternative fusees plural fuzee alternative fusees plural

词汇关系

相关词
fusiform

词源

词源 1
From French fusil, ultimately from Late Latin focus (“fire”).
词源 2
From French fusée, ultimately from Latin fūsus (“spindle”).
词源 3
Etymology tree
English fuse
English -ee
English fusee
From fuse + -ee.
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