bustle
/ˈbʌsəl/ noun C1- An excited activity; a stir. · the hum and bustle; a din and bustle· the whirl and bustle of a large metropolis
- A cover to protect and hide the back panel of a computer or other office machine.
- A frame worn underneath a woman's skirt, typically only protruding from the rear as opposed to the earlier more circular hoops.
Plural bustles
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Then I have to bustle about and see things with my own eyes.
The day passed most pleasantly away; the morning in bustle and shopping, and the evening at one of the theatres.
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