"bustier" meaning in English

See bustier in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈbʌsti.ə(ɹ)/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bustier (adj).wav
enPR: bŭsʹtē-ər Etymology: See busty. Head templates: {{head|en|comparative adjective}} bustier
  1. comparative form of busty: more busty Tags: comparative, form-of Form of: busty (extra: more busty)
    Sense id: en-bustier-en-adj-~l6C-rJy
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 2

Noun

IPA: /ˈbuːstiɚ/ Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-bustier (clothes).wav Forms: bustiers [plural]
enPR: bo͞osʹtē-ā Etymology: Borrowed from French bustier, from buste + -ier. Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|bustier}} French bustier Head templates: {{en-noun}} bustier (plural bustiers)
  1. A tight-fitting women's top, often strapless, which covers the bust and sometimes extends over the belly, worn either as an undergarment or as outerwear. Categories (topical): Clothing Synonyms: bustiere Translations (a tight-fitting women's top): 緊身女胸衣 /紧身女胸衣 (jǐnshēn nǚxiōngyī) (Chinese Mandarin), bustier [masculine] (French), Bustier [neuter] (German), bustino [masculine] (Italian), ビスチェ (bisuche) (Japanese), бюстье (büste) (Kazakh), бюстье (byustye) (Kyrgyz), bustiê [masculine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-bustier-en-noun-1lFBQI5h Disambiguation of Clothing: 12 88 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English heteronyms, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 3 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Kazakh translations, Terms with Kyrgyz translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Portuguese translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 6 94 Disambiguation of English heteronyms: 8 92 Disambiguation of Pages with 3 entries: 8 92 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Etymology number: 1

Inflected forms

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