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noun

Stomacher n.

One who stomachs.

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."

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Etymology of 'Stomacher'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Stomacher" Quotes from Famous Books

... bear this flower Unto thy little Saviour; And tell him, by that bud now blown, He is the Rose of Sharon known. When thou hast said so, stick it there Upon his bib or stomacher; And tell Him, for good hansel too, That thou hast brought a whistle new, Made of a clear, straight oaten reed, To charm his cries at time of need. Tell Him, for coral, thou hast none, But if thou hadst, He should have one; But poor thou art, and known to be Even as moneyless as He. ...

— English Literature For Boys And Girls • H.E. Marshall

... an artificial shape of the waist produced by some style of corset. A similar style of dress must also have prevailed among the ancient Jewish maidens; for Isaiah, in calling upon the women to put away their personal adornments, says: "Instead of a girdle there shall be a rent, and instead of a stomacher ...

— Searchlights on Health - The Science of Eugenics • B. G. Jefferis and J. L. Nichols

... same manner. As we did not immediately recollect an historical subject to hit us, we were contented each with being drawn as independent historical figures. My wife desired to be represented as Venus, and the painter was desired not to be too frugal of his diamonds in her stomacher and hair. Her two little ones were to be as Cupids by her side; while I, in my gown and band, was to present her with my books on the Whistonian controversy. Olivia would be drawn as an Amazon, sitting upon a bank of flowers, dressed in a green joseph richly laced with gold, and a whip in her ...

— The Ontario High School Reader • A.E. Marty

... behind, whence hung a rich veil that meandered over her body's splendidly symmetrical length of limb in such a manner as to aid her attire in shaping rather than hiding the contours of that matchless form. The voluptuous development of her bust was shrouded, not concealed, by the stomacher of black velvet which she wore, and which set off in strong relief the dazzling ...

— Wagner, the Wehr-Wolf • George W. M. Reynolds