Part 1498

<blockquote>And leave the world for me to <b>bustle</b> in. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

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<hw>Bus"tle</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>Great stir; agitation; tumult from stirring or excitement.</def>

<blockquote>A strange <b>bustle</b> and disturbance in the world. <i>South.</i></blockquote>

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<hw>Bus"tle</hw>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>A kind of pad or cushion worn on the back below the waist, by women, to give fullness to the skirts; -- called also <altname>bishop</altname>, and <altname>tournure</altname>.</def> <-- out of fashion by the 1900's -->

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<hw>Bus"tler</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <def>An active, stirring person.</def>

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<hw>Bus"tling</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <def>Agitated; noisy; tumultuous; characterized by confused activity; <as>as, a <ex>bustling</ex> crowd</as>.</def> "A <i>bustling</i> wharf."

<i>Hawthorne.</i>

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<hw>Bus"to</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. <plw>Bustoes</plw> <tt>(<?/)</tt>/plu. <ety>[It.]</ety> <def>A bust; a statue.</def>

<blockquote>With some antick <b>bustoes</b> in the niches. <i>Ashmole.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Busy</h1> <Xpage=196>

<hw>Bus"y</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[OE. <ets>busi</ets>, <ets>bisi</ets>, AS. <ets>bysig</ets>; akin to D. <ets>bezig</ets>, LG. <ets>besig</ets>; cf. Skr. <ets>bh<?/sh</ets> to be active, busy.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Engaged in some business; hard at work (either habitually or only for the time being); occupied with serious affairs; not idle nor at leisure; <as>as, a <ex>busy</ex> merchant</as>.</def>

<blockquote>Sir, my mistress sends you word THat she is <b>busy</b>, and she can not come. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Constantly at work; diligent; active.</def>

<blockquote><b>Busy</b> hammers closing rivets up. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<blockquote>Religious motives . . . are so <b>busy</b> in the heart. <i>Addison.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>3.</b> <def>Crowded with business or activities; -- said of places and times; <as>as, a <ex>busy</ex> street</as>.</def>

<blockquote>To-morrow is a <b>busy</b> day. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>4.</b> <def>Officious; meddling; foolish active.</def>

<blockquote>On meddling monkey, or on <b>busy</b> ape. <i>Shak.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>5.</b> <def>Careful; anxious.</def> <mark>[Obs.]</mark>

<i>Chaucer.</i>

<syn>Syn. -- Diligent; industrious; assiduous; active; occupied; engaged.</syn>

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