bust

bust
bust ust (b[u^]st), 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}.] 1. A piece of sculpture representing the upper part of the human figure, including the head, shoulders, and breast. [1913 Webster]

Ambition sighed: she found it vain to trust The faithless column, and the crumbling bust. --Pope. [1913 Webster]

2. The portion of the human figure included between the head and waist, whether in statuary or in the person; the chest or thorax; the upper part of the trunk of the body. [1913 Webster]

3. Especially: A woman's bosom[2]. [PJC]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.

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