fusil1
/ˈfjuːzɪl
/noun historical
A light musket.Fusilier regiments were composed of soldiers armed only with fusils, unlike line regiments which comprised both musketmen and pikemen.
Origin
Late 16th century (denoting a flint in a tinderbox): from French, based on Latin focus 'hearth, fire'.
fusil2
/ˈfjuːzɪl/noun Heraldry
An elongated lozenge.
Origin
Late Middle English: from Old French fusel, from a diminutive of Latin fusus 'spindle'.
- give (or care) a toss
- give (or lend) a hand
- give (or lose) ground
- give (or lose) one's heart to
- give or take ——
- give out
- give over
- give pause to someone (or give someone pause for thought)
- give place to
- give pursuit
- giver
- give rise to
- give someone a bell
- give someone a bloody nose
- give someone a break
- give someone a dose (or taste) of their own medicine
- give someone a fit
- give someone a hard time
- give someone a holler
- give someone a mouthful
- give someone an inch and he (or she) will take a mile
- give someone a piece of one's mind
- give someone a shout
- give someone away
- give someone Bondi