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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
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.