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Webster 1913 Edition


Fusome

Fu′some

,
Adj.
[AS.
f[GREEK]san
to hasten, fr.
f[GREEK]s
ready, prompt, quick; akin to OS.
f[GREEK]s
, OHG.
funs
, Icel.
fuss
willing; prob. from the root of E.
find
.]
Handy; reat; handsome; notable.
[Prov. Eng.]
Halliwell.

Definition 2024


fusome

fusome

English

Adjective

fusome (comparative more fusome, superlative most fusome)

  1. (Britain, dialect, obsolete) handy
  2. (Britain, dialect, obsolete) neat; handsome
  3. (Britain, dialect, obsolete) notable
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Etymology 2

fuse + -ome?

Noun

fusome (plural fusomes)

  1. (biology) A germ cell-specific organelle assembled from membrane skeletal proteins and membranous vesicles