Stomacher
[stʌmәkә]
Definition
(noun.) garment consisting of a V-shaped panel of stiff material worn over the chest and stomach in the 16th century.
Inputed by Evelyn--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) One who stomachs.
(n.) An ornamental covering for the breast, worn originally both by men and women. Those worn by women were often richly decorated.
Checker: Sylvia
Examples
- And the broad stomacher heaves, and the quaint upright old-fashioned figure bends under its load of affectionate distress. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- But Mrs. Rouncewell protests, with warmth enough to swell the stomacher, that of course she would have told Sir Leicester as soon as he got better. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- And scarcer, says Mrs. Rouncewell, expanding her stomacher to its utmost limits, than it formerly was! Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
Editor: Orville