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busk
(encz) | busk,hrát na ulici za peníze Zdeněk Brož |
Busk
(gcide) | Busk \Busk\ (b[u^]sk), n. [F. busc, perh. fr. the hypothetical
older form of E. bois wood, because the first busks were made
of wood. See Bush, and cf. OF. busche, F. b[^u]che, a piece
or log of wood, fr. the same root.]
A thin, elastic strip of metal, whalebone, wood, or other
material, worn in the front of a corset.
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Her long slit sleeves, stiff busk, puff verdingall,
Is all that makes her thus angelical. --Marston.
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Busk
(gcide) | Busk \Busk\ (b[u^]sk), n.
Among the Creek Indians, a feast of first fruits celebrated
when the corn is ripe enough to be eaten. The feast usually
continues four days. On the first day the new fire is
lighted, by friction of wood, and distributed to the various
households, an offering of green corn, including an ear
brought from each of the four quarters or directions, is
consumed, and medicine is brewed from snakeroot. On the
second and third days the men physic with the medicine, the
women bathe, the two sexes are taboo to one another, and all
fast. On the fourth day there are feasting, dancing, and
games.
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Busk
(gcide) | Busk \Busk\, v. t. & i. [imp. & p. p. Busked (b[u^]skt).] [OE.
busken, fr. Icel. b[=u]ask to make one's self ready,
rexlexive of b[=u]a to prepare, dwell. Cf. 8th Bound.]
1. To prepare; to make ready; to array; to dress. [Scot. &
Old Eng.]
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Busk you, busk you, my bonny, bonny bride.
--Hamilton.
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2. To go; to direct one's course. [Obs.]
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Ye might have busked you to Huntly banks. --Skelton.
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busk
(wn) | busk
v 1: play music in a public place and solicit money for it;
"three young men were busking in the plaza" |
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rozbuska
(msasasci) | rozbuska
- fuse |
busk
(encz) | busk,hrát na ulici za peníze Zdeněk Brož |
busker
(encz) | busker,pouliční hudebník Zdeněk Brož |
buskin
(encz) | buskin,tragédie n: Zdeněk Brož |
Busked
(gcide) | Busked \Busked\, a.
Wearing a busk. --Pollok.
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busken, fr. Icel. b[=u]ask to make one's self ready,
rexlexive of b[=u]a to prepare, dwell. Cf. 8th Bound.]
1. To prepare; to make ready; to array; to dress. [Scot. &
Old Eng.]
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Busk you, busk you, my bonny, bonny bride.
--Hamilton.
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2. To go; to direct one's course. [Obs.]
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Ye might have busked you to Huntly banks. --Skelton.
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busker
(gcide) | busker \busk"er\ n.
a person who entertains people for money in public places (as
by singing or dancing). [Chiefly British]
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Busket
(gcide) | Busket \Bus"ket\, n. [See Bosket, Bouquet.]
1. A small bush; also, a sprig or bouquet. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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2. A part of a garden devoted to shrubs. [R.]
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Buskin
(gcide) | Buskin \Bus"kin\, n. [Prob. from OF. brossequin, or D. broosken.
See Brodekin.]
1. A strong, protecting covering for the foot, coming some
distance up the leg.
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The hunted red deer's undressed hide
Their hairy buskins well supplied. --Sir W.
Scott.
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2. A similar covering for the foot and leg, made with very
thick soles, to give an appearance of elevation to the
stature; -- worn by tragic actors in ancient Greece and
Rome. Used as a symbol of tragedy, or the tragic drama, as
distinguished from comedy.
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Great Fletcher never treads in buskins here,
No greater Jonson dares in socks appear. --Dryden.
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Buskined
(gcide) | Buskined \Bus"kined\, a.
1. Wearing buskins.
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Her buskined virgins traced the dewy lawn. --Pope.
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2. Trodden by buskins; pertaining to tragedy. "The buskined
stage." --Milton.
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Busky
(gcide) | Busky \Bus"ky\, a.
See Bosky, and 1st Bush, n. --Shak.
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Stay busk
(gcide) | Stay \Stay\, n. [Cf. OF. estai, F. ['e]tai support, and E. stay
a rope to support a mast.]
1. That which serves as a prop; a support. "My only strength
and stay." --Milton.
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Trees serve as so many stays for their vines.
--Addison.
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Lord Liverpool is the single stay of this ministry.
--Coleridge.
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2. pl. A corset stiffened with whalebone or other material,
worn by women, and rarely by men.
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How the strait stays the slender waist constrain.
--Gay.
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3. Continuance in a place; abode for a space of time;
sojourn; as, you make a short stay in this city.
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Make haste, and leave thy business and thy care;
No mortal interest can be worth thy stay. --Dryden.
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Embrace the hero and his stay implore. --Waller.
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4. Cessation of motion or progression; stand; stop.
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Made of sphere metal, never to decay
Until his revolution was at stay. --Milton.
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Affairs of state seemed rather to stand at a stay.
--Hayward.
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5. Hindrance; let; check. [Obs.]
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They were able to read good authors without any
stay, if the book were not false. --Robynson
(More's
Utopia).
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6. Restraint of passion; moderation; caution; steadiness;
sobriety. [Obs.] "Not grudging that thy lust hath bounds
and stays." --Herbert.
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The wisdom, stay, and moderation of the king.
--Bacon.
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With prudent stay he long deferred
The rough contention. --Philips.
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7. (Engin.) Strictly, a part in tension to hold the parts
together, or stiffen them.
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Stay bolt (Mech.), a bolt or short rod, connecting opposite
plates, so as to prevent them from being bulged out when
acted upon by a pressure which tends to force them apart,
as in the leg of a steam boiler.
Stay busk, a stiff piece of wood, steel, or whalebone, for
the front support of a woman's stays. Cf. Busk.
Stay rod, a rod which acts as a stay, particularly in a
steam boiler.
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busk
(wn) | busk
v 1: play music in a public place and solicit money for it;
"three young men were busking in the plaza" |
busker
(wn) | busker
n 1: a person who entertains people for money in public places
(as by singing or dancing), usually while asking for money |
buskin
(wn) | buskin
n 1: a boot reaching halfway up to the knee [syn: buskin,
combat boot, desert boot, half boot, top boot] |
fasciolopsis buski
(wn) | Fasciolopsis buski
n 1: fluke that is parasitic on humans and swine; common in
eastern Asia |
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