Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Fuse
fuse, n. [It. < L. fūsus, spindle.]
Fuel; ignition; combustible cord; inflammatory string; means of explosion; small tube filled with incendiary matter; strand by which fire is led to the powder in a bomb; [fig.] trigger point; cause of outburst; prelude to outrage.
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