Definitions for stomacher

stomacher stom·ach·er

Spelling: [stuhm-uh-ker]
IPA: /ˈstʌm ə kər/

Stomacher is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 983 anagrams from letters in stomacher (acehmorst).

Definitions for stomacher

noun

  1. a richly ornamented garment covering the stomach and chest, worn by both sexes in the 15th and 16th centuries, and later worn under a bodice by women.

Origin of stomacher

late Middle English word dating back to 1400-50; See origin at stomach, -er1

Examples for stomacher

Her flaring collar of lace and the stomacher were worked in pearls.

The ‘échelle’ is a stomacher laced with ribbons in rungs like a ladder.

The Fur is approv'd to wear as a stomacher, for weak and cold Stomachs.

With an air somewhat dubious and disturbed she hastily thrust the token behind her stomacher and departed.

Her stomacher was worked with bright beads on scarlet cloth.

Over the shirt the bosom is often covered with a stomacher of cloth or leather.

Will a virgin forget her ornament, or a bride her stomacher?

Diamonds glittered and sparkled in her bracelets and coronet and on her stomacher.

Her tiara and stomacher were so magnificent that they appalled me.

"A narrow piece of wood or metal to support the stomacher," Gl.

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