Büste

Etymology 1

 * The word was borrowed from and  in the 18th century: More precisely, at the beginning of the 18th century the  and  were borrowed from, and since the 2nd half of the 18th century, under influence of  which was also borrowed from Italian, the German word Büste was applied in general use. Further details about the origin are not certain. The Italian word might be from , presuming that  in the sense of  could denote a figural representation of the person deceased.
 * In the sense of “female breast, bosom” it is applied in general use since the middle of the 19th century  as a probable new borrowing from  “idem”.

Noun

 * 1)  bust (sculptural portrayal of a person′s head and shoulders)
 * 2) * 1891, Conrad Ferdinand Meyer: Angela Borgia. Novelle. 1st edition, Leipzig: H. Haessel, (GoogleBooks; retrieved October 14, 2015), p. 140:
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 * 1) * 1891, Conrad Ferdinand Meyer: Angela Borgia. Novelle. 1st edition, Leipzig: H. Haessel, (GoogleBooks; retrieved October 14, 2015), p. 140:
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- Denn die Büsten der sieben römischen Könige standen auf ehernen Säulen längs den Wänden.


 * 1)  bust (the breast and upper thorax of a woman)
 * 2)  (tailor′s, dressmaker′s) dummy
 * 1)  (tailor′s, dressmaker′s) dummy
 * 1)  (tailor′s, dressmaker′s) dummy
 * 1)  (tailor′s, dressmaker′s) dummy