† ˈbusto Obs.
Pl. -os, (-oes, o's).
[a. It. busto: see bust.]
= bust n.1 1.
| 1662 J. Bargrave Pope Alex. VII (1867) 117 An handsome ancient busto (as called at Rome) of Augustus—that is, the head and shoulders—in brass. 1732 De Foe Tour Gt. Brit. (1769) II. 143 A fine busto of Dr. Harvey. 1754 Richardson Grandison VII. v. 20 It is ornamented with pictures..statues, bustoes, bronzes. c 1800 K. White My Study 68 Nor think it aught of a misnomer To christen Chaucer's busto Homer. 1863 Sala Capt. Dang. I. iii. 64 Bustos, pictures, and prints cut in brass. |