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bustle

Form of padding, made of materials such as cork, or taking the shape of a metal or whalebone frame, worn under women's skirts in the 1860s–70s. It was attached to the back, below waist level, to act as a base over which the skirt fabric would hang. The effect was a much fuller, expanded skirt at the rear.



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Everything is done with a great deal of bustle, the unloading of the baggage, the examination of the customs; and everyone seems to smile at you.
Moon and Sixpence by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
It was in eighteen-eighty-five, and she wore a bustle.
Of Human Bondage by Maugham, W. Somerset View in context
Even the bustle and confusion at the railway terminus, so wearisome and bewildering at other times, roused me and did me good.
The Woman in White by Collins, Wilkie View in context
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