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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

büst

büst

See also: bust

Crimean Tatar

Noun

büst

  1. bust (sculptural)

Declension

References

  • Mirjejev, V. A.; Usejinov, S. M. (2002) Ukrajinsʹko-krymsʹkotatarsʹkyj slovnyk [Ukrainian – Crimean Tatar Dictionary], Simferopol: Dolya, ISBN 966-7980-89-8

Turkish

Atatürk büstü - the bust of Atatürk

Etymology

Borrowing from French buste.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [byst]

Noun

büst ‎(definite accusative büstü, plural büstler)

  1. bust

Declension

Etymology

Borrowing from French buste, from Italian busto, from Latin bustum ‎(“sepulchral monument”).

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