fusome

English

Etymology 1

From Middle English *fussom, equivalent to fouse (“eager; ready”) +‎ -some.

Adjective

fusome (comparative more fusome, superlative most fusome)

  1. (Britain, dialectal, obsolete) handy
  2. (Britain, dialectal, obsolete) neat; handsome
  3. (Britain, dialectal, obsolete) notable
    (Can we find and add a quotation of Halliwell to this entry?)

Etymology 2

fuse +‎ -ome?

Noun

fusome (plural fusomes)

  1. (biology) A germ cell-specific organelle assembled from membrane skeletal proteins and membranous vesicles

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