buste

Dutch (Brabantic)

/ˈbys.tə/

noun
Definitions
  • bust (a sculptural portrayal of a person's head and shoulders)
  • breast, of a woman

Etymology

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

Origin

Latin

bustum

Gloss

burial mound, funeral pyre, sepulchral monument, tomb

Concept
Semantic Field

Religion and belief

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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