n. [ F. buste, fr. It. busto; cf. LL. busta, bustula, box, of the same origin as E. box a case; cf., for the change of meaning, E. chest. See Bushel. ]
Ambition sighed: she found it vain to trust
The faithless column, and the crumbling bust. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i.
to go bust
or bust
v. t. To arrest, for committing a crime; -- often used in the passive;
n. [ OF. & Prov. F. bistarde, F. outarde, from L. avis tarda, lit., slow bird. Plin. 10, 22; “proximæ iis sunt, quas Hispania aves tardas appellat, Græcia
☞ The great or
adj.
n. Something huge; a roistering blade; also, a spree. [ Slang, U.S. ] Bartlett. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. A kind of pad or cushion worn on the back below the waist, by women, to give fullness to the skirts; -- called also
n. Great stir; agitation; tumult from stirring or excitement. [ 1913 Webster ]
A strange bustle and disturbance in the world. South. [ 1913 Webster ]
v. i.
And leave the world for me to bustle in. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. An active, stirring person. [ 1913 Webster ]