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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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