English Dictionary: bustle | by the DICT Development Group |
4 results for bustle | |
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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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}. |