Fusee Definition

fyo͝ozē, fyo͝ozē
noun
A usually cone-shaped pulley with a spiral groove, used in a cord- or chain-winding clock to maintain even travel in the timekeeping mechanism as the force of the mainspring lessens in unwinding.
American Heritage
A friction match with a large head, able to burn in a wind.
Webster's New World
A colored flare used as a signal by trainmen, truck drivers, etc.
Webster's New World
In an old-fashioned clock or watch, a grooved cone upon which the cord from the spring container was unwound to equalize the force of the spring.
Webster's New World

Fuse.

Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Fusee

Noun

Singular:
fusee
Plural:
fusees

Origin of Fusee

  • From French fusée spindle, rocket, flare, fuse, fusee from Old French spindleful of thread from fus spindle from Latin fūsus

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From French fusée, ultimately from Latin fūsus (“spindle”).

    From Wiktionary

  • Uncertain.

    From Wiktionary

Fusee Sentence Examples

  • Replace the fusee box with the spring detached from the fusee box with the spring detached from the fusee.

  • The fusee, made of stiff hog bristle, prevented the spring from being wound too tightly.

  • Ashland Investment lists an 1830 rare chronometer fusee open face watch with a porcelain dial valued at $4,050.

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