Bŭst, n.

n. [Fr. buste, Pr. bust, It., Sp., & Pg. busto, L. Lat. bustum, from Ger. brust, breast, O. H. Ger. brust, prust, Goth. brusts, by dropping the r. Cf. German brustbild, equiv. to bust.] 1. A piece of statuary representing the upper part of the human figure, including the head, shoulders, and breast. Ambition sighed; she found it vain to trust The faithless column, and the crumbling bust. Pope. 2. The portion of the human figure included between the head and waist, whether in statuary or in the person; the chest or thorax: the trunk of the body.