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单词 bustal
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bustaladj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin, combined with an English element. Etymons: Latin būstum , -al suffix1.
Etymology: < classical Latin būstum funeral pyre, tomb (apparently < ambūstus , past participle of ambūrere (see ambustion n.), by false segmentation; compare combure v.) + -al suffix1. Compare bust n.2 2b.
Obsolete. rare.
Of or relating to burial or the grave; funereal. Also figurative.
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the world > life > death > disposal of corpse > burial > [adjective]
mortuary1460
mortual1514
sepulchral?1615
bustal1727
sepultural1789
1727 N. Bailey Universal Etymol. Eng. Dict. II Bustal,..of or belonging to Graves or Tombs.
1810 J. Kennedy Glenochel I. 118 Till, bursting furious, raged the fire..Then spired thy glory's bustal pyre.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online June 2021).
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