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Meaning of STOMACHER

Pronunciation:  'stumukur

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WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  garment consisting of a V-shaped panel of stiff material worn over the chest and stomach in the 16th century
 
 See Also: garment

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\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.

 
Easton Bible Dictionary
 
 Definition: 

(Isa. 3:24), an article of female attire, probably some sort of girdle around the breast.

 

 

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