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stomacher

[ stuhm-uh-ker ]

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.


stomacher

/ 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
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of stomacher1

A late Middle English word dating back to 1400–50; stomach, -er 1
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Example Sentences

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.

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

A stomacher — “that triangular bit” in the front, a trademark of the period — then hooks or pins on, holding it all in place.

She hugged herself, her arms wrapped hard around her stomacher.

Attached to her bodice and pressed against her bosom she wore a stomacher she had embroidered all over with ivy and butterflies.

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