stomacher

American  

[stuhm-uh-ker] / ˈstʌm ə kər /

noun

1. a richly ornamented garment covering the stomach and chest, worn in the 15th and 16th centuries, and later worn under a bodice by women.

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stomacher British  

/ ˈstʌməkə /

noun

1. a decorative V-shaped panel of stiff material worn over the chest and stomach by men and women in the 16th century, later only by women

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Etymology

Origin of stomacher

A late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; see origin at stomach, -er ¹

Example Sentences

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stomacher

There’s the feather-bedecked cavalier hat, the skull mask, the beads, rubies, buttons, trim and sofa’s worth of tassels that pull together the stomacher, a Renaissance-era decorated panel.

From New York Times ● Aug. 12, 2021

In Paris, for instance, the Walshes got clubby with Chicago's Mrs. Potter Palmer, and Evalyn was allowed to touch her stomacher.

From Time Magazine Archive

Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt was there, in hair ribbon and diamond stomacher.

From Time Magazine Archive

Mrs. Jenkins' voice was a little tired but back she came in blue & cream satin, a rhinestone stomacher and a rhinestone tiara.

From Time Magazine Archive

She is dressed in a stomacher of gold and a skirt of blue, a circlet of berries in her loose hair.

From "The Cruel Prince" by Holly Black