fusee

fusee
    n 1: a spirally grooved spindle in a clock that counteracts the
         diminishing power of the uncoiling mainspring [syn: {fusee
         drive}, {fusee}]
    2: a colored flare used as a warning signal by trucks and trains
       [syn: {fusee}, {fuzee}]
    3: a friction match with a large head that will stay alight in
       the wind [syn: {fusee}, {fuzee}]
    4: any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a
       propellant [syn: {fuse}, {fuze}, {fusee}, {fuzee}, {primer},
       {priming}]
    

Fusee \Fu*see"\, n. [See 2d {Fusil}, and cf. {Fuse}, n.]
   1. A flintlock gun. See 2d {Fusil}. [Obs.]
      [1913 Webster]

   2. A fuse. See {Fuse}, n.
      [1913 Webster]

   3.
      (a) A friction match for smokers' use having a bulbous
          head which when ignited is not easily blown out even
          in a gale of wind.
      (b) A kind of match made of paper impregnated with niter
          and having the usual igniting tip.
          [Webster 1913 Suppl.]

   4. A signal device, usually cylindrical, consisting of a tube
      filled with a composition which burns with a bright
      colored light for a definite time. It is used principally
      for the protection of trains or road vehicles, indicating
      an obstruction or accident ahead. Also called a {flare} or
      {railroad flare}.
      [PJC]
    

Fusee \Fu*see"\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.]
   The track of a buck. --Ainsworth.
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Fusee \Fu*see"\, n. [F. fus['e]e a spindleful, fusee, LL.
   fusata, fr. fusare to use a spindle, L. fusus spindle.]
   (a) The cone or conical wheel of a watch or clock, designed
       to equalize the power of the mainspring by having the
       chain from the barrel which contains the spring wind in a
       spiral groove on the surface of the cone in such a manner
       that the diameter of the cone at the point where the
       chain acts may correspond with the degree of tension of
       the spring.
   (b) A similar wheel used in other machinery. Fusel