bustle

Definitions

1. 1.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.
2. 2.Great stir; agitation; tumult from stirring or excitement. A strange bustle and disturbance in the world. South.
3. 3.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.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is 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 called?
• What is great stir; agitation; tumult from stirring or excitement. A strange bustle and disturbance in the world. South called?
• What is 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 called?