1) Entertain in street 2) French word used in English 3) Play on the sidewalk 4) What street performers do
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A busk (also spelled busque) is the rigid element of a corset placed at the centre front. In stays, the corsets worn between the fifteenth and eighteenth centuries, the busk was intended to keep the front of the corset straight and upright. It was made of wood, ivory, or bone slipped into a pocket and tied in place with a lace called the busk poin...
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• (v. t. & i.) To prepare; to make ready; to array; to dress. • (v. t. & i.) To go; to direct one`s course. • (n.) A thin, elastic strip of metal, whalebone, wood, or other material, worn in the front of a corset. • (n.) Among the Creek Indians, a feast of first fruits celebrated when the corn is ripe enough to be eaten. The fea...
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A thin, elastic strip of metal, whalebone, wood, or other material, worn in the front of a corset. 'Her long slit sleeves, stiff busk, puff verdingall, Is all that makes her thus angelical.' (Marston) ... Origin: F. Busc, perh. Fr. The hypothetical older form of E. Bois wood, because the first busks were made of wood. See Bush, and cf. OF. Busche, ...
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Busk (bŭsk)
noun [ French
busc , perhaps from the hypothetical older form of English
bois wood, because the first busks were made of wood. See
Bush , and confer Old French
busche , French
bûche , a piece or log of wood, from the same root.] A thin, elastic str...
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Busk transitive verb & i. [
imperfect & past participle Busked (bŭskt).] [ Middle English
busken , from Icelandic
būask to make one's self ready, rexlexive of
būa to prepare, dwell. Confer 8th
Bound .]
1. To prep...
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A busk was a stiffener made from wood, whalebone, metal or other material inserted in the front of a corset. The name was also applied to a corset containing such a stiffener. Busks were made in various shapes with matching names such as 'spoon busk' 'swan bill busk' and 'pear shaped busk'.
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Used in corset sewing for the front closure. A post and eye closure solid enough to withstand corset lacing tension.
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to entertain by dancing, singing, or reciting on the street or in a public place. · to make a showy or noisy appeal.
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