FUSIFORM
Fu"si*form, a. Etym: [L. fusus spindle + -form: cf. F. fusiforme.]
Defn: Shaped like a spindle; tapering at each end; as, a fusiform root; a fusiform cell.
FUSIL Fu"sil, a. Etym: [L. fusilis molten, fluid, fr. fundere, fusum, to pour, cast. See Fuse, v. t.]
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.
FUSIL
Fu"sil, n. Etym: [F. fusil, LL. fosile a steel for kindling fire,
from L. focus hearth, fireplace, in LLL. fire. See Focus, and cf.
Fusee a firelock.]
Defn: A light kind of flintlock musket, formerly in use.
FUSIL
Fu"sil, n. Etym: [See 3d Fusee.] (Her.)
Defn: A bearing of a rhomboidal figure; — named from its shape, which resembles that of a spindle.