fusome

== English == === Etymology 1 === Alternative form of fulsome ==== Adjective ==== fusome (comparative more fusome, superlative most fusome) (Scotland) Alternative form of fulsome; offensive; loathsome. === Etymology 2 === From Middle English *fussom, equivalent to fouse (eager, ready, brave, noble) + -some. ==== Alternative forms ==== fusom, fusum, feusome, fewsome ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈfjuːsəm/ ==== Adjective ==== fusome (comparative more fusome, superlative most fusome) (UK, dialect, obsolete) Handy, deft-handed, workmanlike. (UK, dialect, obsolete) Neat; handsome, comely, shapely, attractive. === Etymology 3 === From fuse +‎ -ome. ==== Pronunciation ==== IPA(key): /ˈfjuːzəʊm/ ==== Noun ==== fusome (plural fusomes) (biology) A germ cell-specific organelle assembled from membrane skeletal proteins and membranous vesicles. ===== Derived terms ===== ===== Related terms ===== fusinase spectrosome === Anagrams === fumose