stomacher
An ornamental cloth, often embellished with embroidery or jewelry, worn over the chest…An ornamental cloth, often embellished with embroidery or jewelry, worn over the chest by women beneath their bodices or by men and women as the central part of an open shirt, blouse, or jacket.
Meaning
4 senses(historical)An ornamental cloth, often embellished with embroidery or jewelry, worn over the chest by women beneath their bodices or by men and women as the central part of an open shirt, blouse, or jacket.
A similar item of mail worn over and protecting the stomach.
garment consisting of a V-shaped panel of stiff material worn over the chest and stomach in the 16th century
A blow to the stomach.
(obsolete)A type of men's waistcoat.
Translations
1 languagesOrigin
Inherited from Middle English stomakere, stomachere, perhaps after Anglo-Norman *estomachiInherited from Middle English stomakere, stomachere, perhaps after Anglo-Norman *estomachier. Equivalent to stomach + -er.
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Forms
plural: stomachers| Singular | stomacher |
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