The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Bustle \Bus"tle\, n.
   Great stir; agitation; tumult from stirring or excitement.
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         A strange bustle and disturbance in the world. --South.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Bustle \Bus"tle\, n.
   A kind of pad or cushion worn on the back below the waist, by
   women, to give fullness to the skirts; -- called also
   bishop, and tournure.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Bustle \Bus"tle\ (b[u^]s"s'l), v. i. [imp. & p. p. Bustled
   (-s'ld); p. pr. & vb. n. Bustling (-sl[i^]ng).] [Cf. OE.
   buskle, perh. fr. AS. bysig busy, bysg-ian to busy + the
   verbal termination -le; or Icel. bustla to splash, bustle.]
   To move noisily; to be rudely active; to move in a way to
   cause agitation or disturbance; as, to bustle through a
   crowd.
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         And leave the world for me to bustle in. --Shak.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

bustle
    n 1: a rapid active commotion [syn: bustle, hustle,
         flurry, ado, fuss, stir]
    2: a framework worn at the back below the waist for giving
       fullness to a woman's skirt
    v 1: move or cause to move energetically or busily; "The
         cheerleaders bustled about excitingly before their
         performance" [syn: bustle, bustle about, hustle]