bustier
noun/ˈbuːstiɚ/ · /ˈbuːstieɪ/
Etymology Borrowed from French bustier, from buste + -ier.
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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.
- The clothes were equally frothy: teacup silk skirts, a bubbly wool coat in Bazooka pink, satin bustiers with huge fan pleats across the front, metallic peplum jackets and flamboyantly patterned tights.2009 February 18, Cathy Horyn, “In the Moment, or Not”, in New York Times:
- Next came the narrow silk straps of her bustier. She pushed the satin fabric down, toward her waist, exposing her breasts.2010, Jane Porter, The Sheikh's Wife, →ISBN: