bustian

bustian
noun (-s)
Etymology: Middle English busteyne
obsolete : a cotton fabric formerly used in clothing (as vestments, waistcoats)

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  • Buston — This name is of English locational origin from high or low Buston in Northumberland. Recorded variously as Buttesdune and Uuerbuttesdun in the Pipe Rolls of that county in 1166 and 1186 respectively and as Butlisdon superior and inferior in the… …   Surnames reference

  • borstyan — variant of bustian, Obs., cloth …   Useful english dictionary

  • bustyan — bustyan, yon var. bustian, Obs., a cloth …   Useful english dictionary

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