2. Noun. The circumference of this line ¹
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Definition of Bustline
1. the distance around the bust (the upper torso of a woman) [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Bustline
Literary usage of Bustline
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Edinburgh Literary Journal; Or, Weekly Register of Criticism and Belles by Percy Bysshe Shelley (1829)
"Joannes Homer, iu classi prima," is mow a bustline and agitated youth, on the
eve of hi« departure for India —for that fairyland of promotion and treasure, ..."
2. A Manual of Ancient History: Containing the Political History, Geographical by William Cooke Taylor, Caleb Sprague Henry, L. L. Smith (1846)
"... While bustline follies choke the breast 7 Apply the knife to parts within,
And heed not how deformed the rest ¡ The heart of pride and passion weed, ..."
3. Shropshire Notes and Queries (1886)
"... who only seemed to have retired from « bustline world, tint imsy sea of sin,
and her» lay in a kind of listening dose waiting for the summons " Prepare ..."
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