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Look up: bustle

  1. Bustle
    A bustle is a type of framework used to expand the fullness or support the drapery of the back of a woman`s dress, occurring predominantly in the mid-to-late 19th century. Bustles were worn under the skirt in the back, just below the waist, to keep the skirt from dragging. Heavy fabric tended to pu...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bustle

  2. bustle
    [n] - a framework worn at the back below the waist for giving fullness to a woman`s skirt 2. [n] - a rapid bustling commotion 3. [v] - move or cause to move energetically or busily
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  3. bustle
    the connection of the tuyere stock to the ring main of a blast furnace Category: Iron and steel industries • the common main surrounding a blast furnace, by means of which air is distributed through the goose-necks to the tuyeres. Category: Iron and steel industries
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  4. Bustle
    Bus'tle (bŭs's'l) intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Bustled (-s'ld); present participle & vb . noun Bustling (-slĭ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/B/117

  5. Bustle
    Bus'tle noun Great stir; agitation; tumult from stirring or excitement. « A strange bustle and disturbance in the world. South. »
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/B/117

  6. Bustle
    Bus'tle noun 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 .
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/B/117

  7. bustle
    hustle noun a rapid active commotion
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  8. bustle
    noun a framework worn at the back below the waist for giving fullness to a woman`s skirt
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  9. bustle
    bustle about verb move or cause to move energetically or busily; `The cheerleaders bustled about excitingly before their performance`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  10. Bustle
    • (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. • (n.) Great stir; agitation; tumult from stirring or excitement. • (n.) A kind of pad or cushion worn on the back below the waist, by women, to give full...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  11. bustle
    item of feminine apparel for pushing out the skirt in back just below the waist; although used at various times since the 14th century, it was first ... [2 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/b/135

  12. Bustle
    Bustle was 18th century criminal slang for money.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  13. Bustle
    Bustle was 18th century criminal slang for money.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  14. Bustle
    A bustle is a pad or frame worn to puff out the top of a woman's skirt at the back.
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/brow

  15. Bustle
    [regalia] The Native American bustle is a traditional part of a man`s regalia worn during a dance exhibition or wachipi (pow wow) and originates from the Plains region of the United States. In its modern form, the men`s bustle is typically made of a string of eagle or hawk feathers attached ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bustle_(reg

  16. Bustle
    [disambiguation] In English, bustle usually refers to a type of framework used to expand the fullness or support the drapery of the back of a woman`s dress, popular during the mid-to-late 19th century. Bustle also refers to: See also ...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bustle_(dis



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27 May 2012

This day in history: The Queen Mary made her maiden voyage, on the Southampton-Cherbourg-New York route, on 27 May 1936. The passenger accommodation emphasised the first two classes, cabin and tourist. The propulsion machinery of the ship produced a massive 160,000 SHP and gave it a speed of over 30 knots. Despite expectations that the ship would try to break speed records on its first voyage a thick fog destroyed any hope of this. The Queen Mary spent a short time in drydock during July whilst adjustments were made to the propellers and turbines. When the ship returned to service, in August, it made a record voyage from Bishop's Rock to Ambrose light and took the Blue Riband from the Normandie. read more

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