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Bustle
Pronunciation : Bus"tle
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [Cf. OE. buskle, perh. fr. AS. bysig busy, bysg-ian to busy + the verbal termination -le; or Icel. bustla to splash, bustle.]
Definition : Defn: 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.
i. [imp. & p. p. Bustled (p. pr. & vb.n. Bustling (
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Bus"tle
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: Great stir; agitation; tumult from stirring or excitement. A strange bustle and disturbance in the world. South.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : Bus"tle
Part of Speech : n.
Definition : Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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