fuse

fuse
{{11}}fuse (n.) "combustible cord or tube for lighting an explosive device," also fuze, 1640s, from It. fuso "spindle" (so called because the originals were long, thin tubes filled with gunpowder), from L. fusus "spindle," of uncertain origin. Influenced by Fr. fusée "spindleful of hemp fiber," and obsolete English FUSEE (Cf. fusee) "musket fired by a fuse." Meaning "device that breaks an electrical circuit" first recorded 1884, so named for its shape, but erroneously attributed to fuse (v.) because it melts.
{{12}}fuse (v.) 1680s, "to melt" (trans.), back formation from FUSION (Cf. fusion). Intrans. sense, "to become liquid," attested from 1800. Figurative sense of "blend different things" is first recorded 1817. Related: Fused; fusing.

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