fusome
English
Etymology 1
From Middle English *fussom, equivalent to fouse (“eager; ready”) + -some.
Adjective
fusome (comparative more fusome, superlative most fusome)
- (Britain, dialectal, obsolete) handy
- (Britain, dialectal, obsolete) neat; handsome
- (Britain, dialectal, obsolete) notable
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Halliwell to this entry?)
Etymology 2
fuse + -ome?
Noun
fusome (plural fusomes)
- (biology) A germ cell-specific organelle assembled from membrane skeletal proteins and membranous vesicles
Anagrams
- fumose