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stomacher |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Stomacher \Stom"ach*er\, n. 1. One who stomachs. 2. (? or ?) An ornamental covering for the breast, worn originally both by men and women. Those worn by women were often richly decorated. A stately lady in a diamond stomacher. --Johnson. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: stomacher n : a V-shaped panel of stiff material worn over the chest and stomach in the 16th century From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: Stomacher (Isa. 3:24), an article of female attire, probably some sort of girdle around the breast.
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