bustier
/ˈbuːstiɚ/
bustier noun: a tight-fitting women's top, often strapless, which covers the bust and sometimes extends over the belly, worn either as an undergarment or as outerwear. Also the comparative form of busty.
Noun
bustier (plural bustiers)
- A tight-fitting women's top, often strapless, which covers the bust and sometimes extends over the belly, worn either as an undergarment or as outerwear.
- The clothes were equally frothy: teacup silk skirts, a bubbly wool coat in Bazooka pink, satin bustiers with huge fan pleats across the front, metallic peplum jackets and flamboyantly patterned tights.2009 February 18, Cathy Horyn, “In the Moment, or Not”, in New York Times
- Next came the narrow silk straps of her bustier. She pushed the satin fabric down, toward her waist, exposing her breasts.2010, Jane Porter, The Sheikh's Wife, →ISBN
- Synonyms:
- bustiere
Also used as
bustier is also the comparative form of busty.
Synonyms of bustier
- bustiere
Forms of bustier
| plural | bustiers |
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Origin of bustier
Borrowed from French bustier, from buste + -ier.
See busty.
Questions about bustier
- What does bustier mean?
- Bustier means a tight-fitting women's top, often strapless, which covers the bust and sometimes extends over the belly, worn either as an undergarment or as outerwear.
- What part of speech is bustier?
- Bustier is a noun.
- How do you pronounce bustier?
- Bustier is pronounced /ˈbuːstiɚ/.
- What is the plural of bustier?
- The plural of bustier is bustiers.
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