BUSTLE

I. intransitive verb (~d; bustling) Etymology: probably alteration of obsolete buskle to prepare, frequentative of busk, from Old Norse būask to prepare oneself Date: 1580 to move briskly and often ostentatiously, to be busily astir ; teem , bustling adjective bustlingly adverb II. noun Date: 1621 noisy, energetic, and often obtrusive activity , III. noun Etymology: origin unknown Date: 1786 a pad or framework expanding and supporting the fullness and drapery of the back of a woman's skirt or dress