Meaning of fusus | Babel Free
[ˈfuː.sʊs]Definitions
- a pouring
- A male cognomen of the Medullinus and Pacilus families of the Furia gens — famously held by:
- Sextus Furius Medullinus Fusus, consul in 488 BCE
- spindle
- an outpouring
- Spurius Furius Medullinus Fusus, two men:
- consul in 481 BCE
- spinning wheel
- consul in 464 BCE
- Lucius Furius Medullinus Fusus, consul in 474 BCE
- Publius Furius Medullinus Fusus, consul in 472 BCE
- Agrippa Furius Fusus, consul in 446 BCE
- Gaius Furius Pacilus Fusus, consul in 441 BCE, censor in 435 BCE, and tribunus militum consulari potestate in 426 BCE
- Lucius Furius Spurii filius Medullinus Fusus, tribunus militum consulari potestate in 432, 425, and 420 BCE
- Marcus Furius Fusus, tribunus militum consulari potestate in 403 BCE
- Agrippa Furius Sexti filius Fusus, tribunus militum consulari potestate in 391 BCE
Equivalents
Examples
“manum suam mīsit ad fortia, et digitī ejus apprehendērunt fūsum”
She hath put out her hand to strong things, and her fingers have taken hold of the spindle. (Douay-Rheims trans., Challoner rev.; 1752 CE)
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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