Meanings
busto1
nounbusto (plural bustos or bustoes)
plural bustos · plural bustoes
- archaicartA bust.First known use 17th c.
The Entrance to the Royal Apartment is through a Vestibule, supported by Pillars, with some antick Bustoes in the Niches […]
1719, Elias Ashmole, The Antiquities of Berkshire1 more example
The Busto's he fix'd on were the Caracalla and the Cicero in the Gallery which I recommended as one of the best heads in the Gallery.
1753, Joshua Reynolds, edited by John Ingamells and John Edgcumbe, The Letters of Sir Joshua Reynolds, Yale, published 2000, page 13
Busto2
Origin
- Latinbūstum
- Italianbusto
- Englishbusto
Borrowed from Italian busto.
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APA
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Chicago
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