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Entry 3 senses · 3 variants Webster, 1913

Bustle

/(bŭs"s'l)/ · Bus·tle · IPA /ˈbʌsəl/
01 v. i. To move noisily; to be rudely active; to move in a way to cause agitation or disturbance; as, to bustle through a crowd.
imp. & p. p. Bustled; p. pr. & vb. n. Bustling
  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.
02 n. Great stir; agitation; tumult from stirring or excitement.
  1. 1.
    Great stir; agitation; tumult from stirring or excitement.
    “A strange bustle and disturbance in the world.” South.
03 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.
  1. 1.
    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. Also: bishop, tournure