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bus·tier
/
busˈtyeɪ
/
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boos-
tyey
]
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noun
a woman's close-fitting, sleeveless, strapless top, often elasticized, usually having boning or facing to give it shape, and worn as a blouse.
Origin:
<
French,
originally an undergarment so tailored; see
bust
1
,
-ier
2
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bust·y
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ˈbʌs
ti
/
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buhs
-tee
]
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adjective,
bust·i·er,
bust·i·est.
Informal.
(of a woman)
having a large
bust
; bosomy.
Origin:
1940–45;
bust
1
+
-y
1
Related forms
bust·i·ness,
noun
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World English Dictionary
bustier
(ˈbuːstɪeɪ)
—
n
a type of close-fitting usually strapless top worn by women
busty
(ˈbʌstɪ)
—
adj
,
bustier
,
bustiest
(of a woman) having a prominent bust
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
busty
"having large breasts," 1944, from
bust
(n.) in the "bosom" sense +
-y
(2).
bustier
1979, from Fr.bustier, from buste "bust" (see
bust
(1)).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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