fusee

noun9

1. •
   (US) A colored flare used as a warning on a railroad.
2. •
   A conical grooved pulley in early clocks, antique watches, and possibly all non-electronic marine chronometers.

   • To day when we attended the winding up of the watches the fusee of Mr Arnolds would not turn round and after several unsuccessfull tryals we were obliged to let it go down […] . — 1773
3. •
   A friction match intended to burn slowly for use with cigars, pipes, etc.
4. •
   (historical) Synonym of fusil, a light musket or firelock.

   • He had not been many days at the chateau, when he perceived, with surprize and consternation, that his steps were continually watched by two servants armed with fusees. — 1790
5. •
   One who, or that which, fuses or is fused; an individual component of a fusion.
6. •
   An exostosis applied to a horse's cannon bone.
7. •
   (no longer used) Synonym of fuse, a wick or cord used to ignite gunpowder, bombs, or similar explosives.
8. •
   (no longer used) Synonym of fusil, a spindle-shaped figure.
9. •
   (no longer used) Synonym of fusilier, a soldier armed with a musket or firelock.