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Bustle
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 1 of 3
Part of speech: noun (n.)
Great stir; agitation; tumult from stirring or excitement. A strange bustle and disturbance in the world. South.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 3
Part of speech: noun (n.)
A kind of pad or cushion worn on the back below the waist, by women, to give fullness to the skirts; -- called also bishop, and tournure.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 3 of 3
Part of speech: verb (v.)
To move noisily; to be rudely active; to move in a way to cause agitation or disturbance; as, to bustle through a crowd. And leave the world for me to bustle in. Shak.