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bust(1) (iou)



bust noun1. M17.
[(French buste from) Italian busto from Latin bustum funeral pyre, tomb, sepulchral monument.]
The upper part or torso of a larger sculpture. rare. Only in M17.
A piece of sculpture representing a person's head, shoulders, and chest. L17.
b. (Such a piece as) a sepulchral monument. poet. M18.
The upper front of the body; the bosom, esp. of a woman. E18.
b. The circumference of a woman's body at the level of her bust. L19.
busty adjective (colloq.) (of a woman) having a prominent bust M20.