busc
French
Etymology
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.