fusee noun¹. [fju:'zi:] Also fuzee. L16.
[French fusée spindleful, ult. from Latin fusus spindle.]
1. A spindle-shaped figure. Only in L16.

2. A conical pulley or wheel; esp. the wheel of a clock or watch on which the chain is wound and which equalizes the power of the mainspring. E17.

3. = FUSE noun¹ 1. L17.

4. A large-headed match for lighting a cigar or pipe in the wind. M19.

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fusee noun². [fju:'zi:] obsolete exc. Hist. Also fuzee. M17.
[French fusil: see FUSIL noun².]
= FUSIL noun² 2.

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