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  • What shoulders, bosoms, and backs they have! what a chance for the lungs under those stout _busti_! and what finished and elegant heads!

    The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 31, May, 1860 Various

  • The people are all dressed in their effective costumes, -- the girls in _busti_ and silken skirts, with all their corals and jewels on, and the men with white stockings on their legs, their velvet jackets dropping over one shoulder, and flowers and rosettes in their conical hats.

    The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 31, May, 1860 Various

  • There are still matters here which remain of deep concern: Are these US-styled 'union-busti ng' ...

    British Blogs 2009

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