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Webster 1913 Edition

bust

bust

(bŭst)
,
Noun.
[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.
Ambition sighed: she found it vain to trust
The faithless column, and the crumbling
bust
.
Pope.
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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Bust

BUST

,
Noun.
[L. bustum.] In sculpture, the figure of a person in relief, showing only the head, shoulders and stomach; ordinarily placed on a pedestal or console. In speaking of an antique, we say the head is marble and the bust porphyry or bronze; that is, the shoulders and stomach. The Italians use the word for the trunk of the body from the neck to the hips.

Definition 2024

büßt

büßt

German

Verb

büßt

  1. Second-person singular present of büßen.
  2. Second-person plural present of büßen.
  3. Third-person singular present of büßen.
  4. Imperative plural of büßen.

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