ETYM AS. boesm; akin to Dutch bozem, Fries. bosm, Old High Germ. puosum, German busen, and prob. Eng. bough.
1. Cloth that covers the chest or breasts.
2. A person's breast or chest.
3. (Archaic) The chest considered as the place where secret thoughts are kept.

ETYM French buste, from Italian busto; cf. Late Lat. busta, bustula, box, of the same origin as Eng. box a case; cf., for the change of meaning, Eng. chest. Related to Bushel.
1. A sculpture of the head and shoulders of a person.
2. An occasion for heavy drinking; SYN. tear, bender, binge, toot, booze-up.

Box with a lid; used for storage; usually large and sturdy.