bustier
noun
bus·tier
ˌbü-stē-ˈā 
ˌbə-,
-ˈtyā
: a tight-fitting often strapless top worn as a brassiere or outer garment
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Lupita’s gown featured a bustier element in addition to straps designed with tiny gemstones throughout.
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Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 3 Mar. 2025
Selena Quintanilla in Houston on Feb. 28, 1993 Quintanilla wore her beloved bustier look while performing at the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo in 1993.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 31 Mar. 2025
And some of her prettiest are her simplest — such as the new floral jacquard bustier dress ($7,515 on mytheresa.com).
—Gretta Monahan, Boston Herald, 30 Mar. 2025
Silhouettes spanned flare jeans with center seam details and bustier tops layered a sheer plaid blouse and necktie to men’s paper bag waist jeans and jean shorts.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 4 Mar. 2025
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Robyn Mowatt, Essence, 3 Mar. 2025
Selena Quintanilla in Houston on Feb. 28, 1993 Quintanilla wore her beloved bustier look while performing at the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo in 1993.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 31 Mar. 2025
And some of her prettiest are her simplest — such as the new floral jacquard bustier dress ($7,515 on mytheresa.com).
—Gretta Monahan, Boston Herald, 30 Mar. 2025
Silhouettes spanned flare jeans with center seam details and bustier tops layered a sheer plaid blouse and necktie to men’s paper bag waist jeans and jean shorts.
—Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 4 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bustier
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“Bustier.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bustier. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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