Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Fuse \Fuse\, n. [For fusee, fusil. See 2d {Fusil}.] (Gunnery,
   Mining, etc.)
   A tube or casing filled with combustible matter, by means of
   which a charge of powder is ignited, as in blasting; --
   called also {fuzee}. See {Fuze}.

   {Fuse hole}, the hole in a shell prepared for the reception
      of the fuse. --Farrow.

Source : WordNet®

fuzee
     n 1: a colored flare used as a warning signal by trucks and
          trains [syn: {fusee}]
     2: a friction match with a large head that will stay alight in
        the wind [syn: {fusee}]
     3: any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a
        propellant [syn: {fuse}, {fuze}, {fusee}, {primer}, {priming}]