Definitions for stomachers

stomachers stom·ach·er

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

Stomachers is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 17 points.

You can make 1172 anagrams from letters in stomachers (acehmorsst).

Definitions for stomachers

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 stomachers

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

Examples for stomachers

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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