bustier

noun

Pronunciation: /ˈbʌsti.ə(ɹ)/ / /ˈbuːstiɚ/ / /ˈbuːstieɪ/ / /ˈbʌ-/

Etymology: See busty.

Etymology: Borrowed from French bustier, from buste + -ier.

A tight-fitting women's top, often strapless, which covers the bust and sometimes extends over the belly, worn either as an undergarment or as outerwear.
“The clothes were equally frothy: teacup silk skirts, a bubbly wool coat in Bazooka pink, satin bustiers with huge fan pleats across the front, metallic peplum jackets and flamboyantly patterned tights.”
“Next came the narrow silk straps of her bustier. She pushed the satin fabric down, toward her waist, exposing her breasts.”