2. Verb. (third-person singular of bustle) ¹
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Definition of Bustles
1. bustle [v] - See also: bustle
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bustles
Literary usage of Bustles
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Retrospections of America, 1797-1811 by John Bernard, Laurence Hutton, Brander Matthews (1886)
"Sanguinary Expedient in Macbeth.—Dr. Franklin, his Influence.—Opposition
to "bustles."—An Explanatory Note.—Best Souvenir of a Lady.—A Great Calf. ..."
2. A Selection from the Letters of the Late Sarah Grubb (formerly Sarah Lynes) by Sarah Grubb (1848)
"He also desires me to tell of the bustles here, and ask thee is there any such
thing with you. The mobs rise every night. It is reported they have done much ..."
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