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[Lat. fuscatio, from fusc us, dark, or dark-brown.] Act of blackening, darkening, obscuring, or rendering swarthy or dusky. Fuscine, (fus's ine,) n. [Lat. fusc us, dusky.] (Chem.) A brown coloring-matter obtained from empyreumatic oils. Fuscite, (fus's ite,) n. [Fr. fuscite , from Lat. fusc us , dark. ( Min . ) Same as WERNERITE, q. v. Fuscobal'tia, n. (Chem.) See COBALT. Fus'cous, a. [Lat. fusc us , dark.] Dark; swarthy; dusky; brown. Fuse, (fúze,) v. a. [Lat. fundere, fusum, to pour out.] To liquefy by heat; to render fluid; to di olve. -v. n. To be reduced from a solid to a fluid state by heat. -n. (Gun.) A case of wood or metal, containing an arrangement for igniting the bursting charge in a shell. For smooth-bored guns the fuse is ignited by the gas from the powder pa ing round the shell; but for rifled guns by a percu ive arrangement, set in action by the shock of the discharge. The fuse fits into the fuse-hole of the shell, which is sometimes furnished with a socket or pouch. Fused, p. a. Melted; liquefied.