The late Victorian corset fitted over the bosom and hips with curved busks that compressed the stomach and supported the spine, while the S-bend corset of the early Edwardian era, called thus due to the peculiar arch of the back this corset produced, caused women to thrust their bosom forward and their hips backwards to give them the hourglass shape then popular. ❋ Unknown (2008)
An alternative to the rib-crushing, vital-organ-squishing corset, this new invention manages to lift, if not quite separate, without the use of busks or whalebone, according to noted breast historian Marilyn Yalom. ❋ The Nag (2007)
And the Romans hauing that care, brought from all coasts of the world into Italie all arts and sciences, and all kinds of beasts and fowile, and all herbs, trees, busks and plants that might yeeld profit or pleasure to their countrey of ❋ Unknown (2003)
"They ` re hideous and the corset is cutting me in half, but I had to be sure the busks and side steels were bent to the right shape before I had William stitch the cover closed." ❋ Asprin, Robert (1995)
Katie Jacka, her colour more set than it had been when she witnessed that marriage eight years ago, was as emotional as ever, her facile feelings only restrained at all by her husband's rigid taciturnity, even as her high bosom was kept up by the stiffest of "temberan busks" -- a piece of wood which, like all self-respecting Cornishwomen, she wore thrust inside the front of her stays. ❋ F. Tennyson Jesse (N/A)
This style of dress was very graceful and becoming when worn by a woman of slender figure, and those who were not thus favored by Nature made the best of their figures by wearing what was then called 'busks,' or more popularly 'boards.' ❋ Cecilia Pauline Cleveland (N/A)
There was a bad harvest that year in the land, yet Gunnhillda gave Hrut as much meal as he chose to have; and now he busks him to sail out to Iceland, and Auzur with him; and when they were ❋ Unknown (N/A)
The pageant of the Middle Ages, when hose were hose and covered the whole leg, and jagged sleeves hung down beside them; Elizabeth's ladies with their rigid busks and farthingales; Georgian beauties in flowered paduasoy; the high breasts and flowing draperies of the Regency; and, best of all, the "little milliner," without whose aid, it seems, no scion of the Victorian aristocracy could sow his first wild oats. ❋ Unknown (1938)
Even when the Pilgrims were in Holland the preachers had been deeply disturbed over the dress of their minister's wife, Madam Johnson, who wore "lawn coives" and busks, and a velvet hood, and "whalebones in her petticoat bodice," and worst of all, "a topish hat." ❋ Alice Morse Earle (1881)
Another token of affection and skill from the whittler were carved busks, which were the broad and strong strips of wood placed in corsets or stays to help to form and preserve the long-waisted, stiff figure then fashionable. ❋ Alice Morse Earle (1881)
Love, in all its phases and in all its mixtures, first deludes the very young; and then place, and power, and fame, and money are the bait she busks for the middle-aged and the old; and always with the same bubble end. ❋ Alexander Whyte (1878)
Sperm Whale-teeth, or ladies 'busks wrought out of the Right Whale-bone, and other like skrimshander articles, as the whalemen call the numerous little ingenious contrivances they elaborately carve out of the rough material, in their hours of ocean leisure. ❋ Herman Melville (1855)
Sag Harbor, you will come across lively sketches of whales and whaling-scenes, graven by the fishermen themselves on Sperm Whale-teeth, or ladies 'busks wrought out of the Right Whale-bone, and other like skrimshander articles, as the whalemen call the numerous little ingenious contrivances they elaborately carve out of the rough material, in their hours of ocean leisure. ❋ Herman Melville (1855)
Throughout the Pacific, and also in Nantucket, and New Bedford, and Sag Harbor, you will come across lively sketches of whales and whaling-scenes, graven by the fishermen themselves on Sperm Whale-teeth, or ladies 'busks wrought out of the Right Whale - bone, and other like skrimshander articles, as the whalemen call the numerous little ingenious contrivances they elaborately carve out of the rough material, in their hours of ocean leisure. ❋ Unknown (1851)
As every one knows, these same 'hogs' bristles ',' fins ',' whiskers ',' blinds ', or whatever you please, furnish to the ladies their busks and other stiffening contrivances. ❋ Unknown (1851)
He busks around collecting money to send home (apparently). ❋ Unknown (2010)
Boba Fett accordion-busks the Zelda theme on a NYC subway platform ❋ Zoe Slocum (2010)
Police in Madison, Wisconsin, where Bongo Jesus busks, say that following an altercation about rh quality of his musicianship Jesus struck one man over the head with his guitar, wrestled with the same man, pushed a student against a wall and grappled with a police officer before being Tasered and arrested. ❋ Unknown (2010)
Still, she proudly admitted that she still busks on Nahalat Binyamin because she loves it and enjoys meeting the people walking by. ❋ Unknown (2010)
every day when I walk [to school] there is a man busking [in the tunnel] -- and when I return at night he is still there, singing [love songs] from the bottom of his heart ❋ Anonymous (2002)
There are many buskers on [Grafton] Street today. My favorite singer always wears a purple [jacket] when he performs songs by [the Beatles]. ❋ MMH (2005)
[Mimes], Jugglers, Statues, Contortionists, Break dance crews, Poets, Bucket Drummers, Guitar/harmonica/shakers/[hulahooping] all at the same timers, etc.
"I give a tip to every [busker] I see." ❋ Emery Carl (2005)
Person: [what does] busking mean?
Me: It means [a king] [on the bus]. ❋ Yilong Ma (2023)
There are [a lot] of [busking] opportunities in [San Francisco]. ❋ Ninahage (2006)
Man, I though [Ryan] would be at [the Tavern] last night.
No, he's [pulling] another Buske. ❋ Sanchez (2004)
Hey John what do you fucking want you [busker] get out of here and do some [real work] stop your [busking]. ❋ Razorcharlie (2015)
That is [one] buske son-bitch! ❋ BuskeBuskeBuske (2008)
James "Dude, I think we should go, Sean isn't going to make it"
[Stefan] "Why, man.. [whats wrong]?"
James "He's taking [too long] to Busk" ❋ Dr. Do0M (2010)
My friend just gave me a [baggie] of busked [coke] without [telling] me. I’m gonna kill him. ❋ Pokereddhen (2017)
