Definitions
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- noun A notional
line around a woman'sbust - noun The
circumference of this line
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Examples
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She referred to her bustline as “tickets,” instructing her teammates to “Get your tickets up, ladies!” on the way onto the track.
Rollergirl Melissa Joulwan 2007
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She referred to her bustline as “tickets,” instructing her teammates to “Get your tickets up, ladies!” on the way onto the track.
Rollergirl Melissa Joulwan 2007
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She referred to her bustline as “tickets,” instructing her teammates to “Get your tickets up, ladies!” on the way onto the track.
Rollergirl Melissa Joulwan 2007
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She referred to her bustline as “tickets,” instructing her teammates to “Get your tickets up, ladies!” on the way onto the track.
Rollergirl Melissa Joulwan 2007
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So my bustline was the opposite of Keira's -- and I always envied the flatchested girls.
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I enjoyed reading The Anchoress's review of the dresses, which includes: "I loved Swank's dress; it was dangerous and bold, and a hard - unforgiving - dress to wear - if her bustline was the merest big bigger, it would have been a disaster, but she pulled it off."
The morning after the Oscars. Ann Althouse 2005
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Your bustline is an important factor in proper jacket fit.
“I Don’t Have a Thing to Wear” Judie Taggart 2003
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Your bustline is an important factor in proper jacket fit.
“I Don’t Have a Thing to Wear” Judie Taggart 2003
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For a while I had the bustline of a stripper, and that – feminist correctness be damned – was kind of cool.
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Avoid short veils and dresses with ruffles at the bustline.
My Fair Wedding David Tutera 2011
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