Etymology

bustier

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Today it 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. Full definition →

French bustier
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bustier · noun1

  1. French · borrowed frombustier
  2. English todaybustier

Borrowed from French bustier, from buste + -ier.

bustier · adjective2

See busty.

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