bustle : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: bustle	by the DICT Development Group
4 results for bustle
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
bustle n a rapid active commotion [syn: bustle, hustle, flurry, ado, fuss, stir] a framework worn at the back below the waist for giving fullness to a woman's skirt v move or cause to move energetically or busily; "The cheerleaders bustled about excitingly before their performance" Synonym(s): bustle, bustle about, hustle
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bustle \Bus"tle\ (b[ucr]s"s'l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Bustled} (-s'ld); p. pr. & vb.n. {Bustling} (-sl[icr]ng).] [Cf. OE. buskle, perh. fr. AS. bysig busy, bysg-ian to busy + the verbal termination -le; or Icel. bustla to splash, bustle.] To move noisily; to be rudely active; to move in a way to cause agitation or disturbance; as, to bustle through a crowd. And leave the world for me to bustle in. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bustle \Bus"tle\, n. Great stir; agitation; tumult from stirring or excitement. A strange bustle and disturbance in the world. --South.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bustle \Bus"tle\, n. A kind of pad or cushion worn on the back below the waist, by women, to give fullness to the skirts; -- called also {bishop}, and {tournure}.