bustier

noun

bus·​tier ˌbü-stē-ˈā How to pronounce bustier (audio)
ˌbə-,
-ˈtyā
: a tight-fitting often strapless top worn as a brassiere or outer garment

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The strapless dress featured a bustier bodice with pink and ivory organza petal flowers cascading down the dress. Julia Teti, WWD, 12 Dec. 2024 Styled by Jason Rembert, the actress stunned in the elegant number that consisted of a bustier at the top. Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 9 Dec. 2024 More or less concurrently, avant-garde retailer Dianne Benson opened her Dianne B. store in SoHo—one of the first boutiques in the art-centric New York neighborhood—and displayed the Miyake bustier in its window. Natasha Degen, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2024 Witherspoon wore a black David Koma midi dress with a wrap skirt and thigh-high slit with a silver ring clasp at her hip, while Phillippe rocked a gray flannel bustier gown by Alberta Ferretti. Hannah Sacks, Peoplemag, 9 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for bustier 

Word History

Etymology

French, from buste

First Known Use

1978, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of bustier was in 1978

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“Bustier.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bustier. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.

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