4 definitions found
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}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bustle \Bus"tle\ (b[u^]s"s'l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Bustled}
(-s'ld); p. pr & vb.n. {Bustling} (-sl[i^]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 WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
bustle
n 1: a rapid bustling commotion [syn: {hustle}, {flurry}, {ado},
{fuss}, {stir}]
2: 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" [syn: {bustle about}, {hustle}]
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