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bustle (2)
bus·tle [ búss'l ] (plural bus·tles)


noun 
Definition:
 
underskirt padding: a pad or frame worn in the 19th century under the top of a woman's long skirt to fill it out at the back
[Late 18th century. Origin ?]
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