busc

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Italian busco (“splinter”), of Germanic origin, related to bûche (“log”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /bysk/
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Noun

busc m (plural buscs)

busk (of corset)

References

Oxford English Dictionary, 1884–1928, and First Supplement, 1933.

Further reading

“busc”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

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