Büste

German (Berlin)

/ˈbʏstə/

noun
Definitions
  • (art) bust (sculptural portrayal of a person′s head and shoulders)
  • (anatomy) bust (the breast and upper thorax of a woman)
  • (tailoring, dressmaking) (tailor′s, dressmaker′s) dummy

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian busto (torso, trunk) borrowed from French buste borrowed from Italian busto (torso, trunk) borrowed from French buste derived from Latin bustum (burial mound, funeral pyre, sepulchral monument, tomb) borrowed from French buste.

Origin

French

buste

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