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bustier

[ boos-tyey ]

noun

  1. a woman's close-fitting, sleeveless, strapless top, often elasticized, usually having boning or facing to give it shape, and worn as a blouse.


bustier

/ ˈbuːstɪeɪ /

noun

  1. a type of close-fitting usually strapless top worn by women


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Word History and Origins

Origin of bustier1

< French, originally an undergarment so tailored; bust 1, -ier 2

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Example Sentences

Mary, Queen of Scots on Reign is more likely pop off a bustier than a one-liner.

The new vests have received complaints for offering little room in the chest area, making them painful for bustier employees.

Her sensibilities tend more toward, say, an Agent Provocateur bustier than business wear.

But then, when one sparkled bustier passed her on the runway, she pointed and whispered to her seatmate: “Now, that I could wear.”

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