stomacher

UK/ˈstʌməkə/

stomacher noun: a type of men's waistcoat.

Noun

stomacher (plural stomachers)

(obsolete) A type of men's waistcoat.
(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.
- And it shall come to pass, that instead of sweet smell there shall be stink; and instead of a girdle a rent; and instead of well set hair baldness; and instead of a stomacher [translating פְּתִיגִיל] a girding of sackcloth; and burning instead of beauty.1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Isaiah 3:24
- Stomacher brooch of brilliants and fine oriental pearls.1851, Commissioners for the Exhibition of 1851, Official descriptive and illustrated catalogue: Volume 2, page 689
A similar item of mail worn over and protecting the stomach.
- Over it he placed a chain mail stomacher. Then, atop all, he strapped on an item of shaped metal he called a tace. “There,”he said at last. “She might knock the windout of you, but she won't kill you.”2013 October 18, Eileen Gunn, Questionable Practices: Stories, Small Beer Press, →ISBN
- Irritated to find his way barred by a brace of Englishmen, Victoire took one below the ear and the other low down, through the mail stomacher, before tramping on into the shade of a tree and sitting down with his back to the trunk.2019 January 1, Geraldine McCaughrean, Vainglory: Can anything stop the Gloriole family achieving power?, Mereo Books, →ISBN, page 127
A blow to the stomach.
- Thomas resenting such ungenerous behaviour, bestowed such a stomacher upon the officious intermeddler, as discomposed the whole œconomy of his entrails, and obliged him to discharge the interjection ah! with demonstration of great anguish and amazement.1751, [Tobias] Smollett, The Adventures of Peregrine Pickle […], volume (please specify |volume=I to IV), London: Harrison and Co., […], →OCLC

stomacher meaning in Tamil

stomacher in Tamil

அகட்டு அங்கி

Examples of stomacher in a sentence

Here, from the fading canvas, smiled Lady Elizabeth Devereux, in her gauze hood, pearl stomacher, and pink slashed sleeves.1891, Oscar Wilde, chapter XI, in The Picture of Dorian Gray, London; New York, N.Y.: Ward Lock & Co., →OCLC:
From about 1850 onwards jewellery varied between these outsize sprays, stomachers and corsage montages and smaller, more delicate pieces which appeared almost understated by contrast.1964, Mona Curran, Collecting Antique Jewellery, Emerson Books, page 76:
The most striking accessory of all, however, was a diamond stomacher, a kind of lapidary bib that covered the princess's chest and stomach.2006, Judith Pascoe, The Hummingbird Cabinet, Cornell University Press,, →ISBN, page 58:

Forms of stomacher

plural	stomachers

Origin of stomacher

Inherited from Middle English stomakere, stomachere, perhaps after Anglo-Norman *estomachier. Equivalent to stomach + -er.

Questions about stomacher

What does stomacher mean?: Stomacher means a type of men's waistcoat.
What is stomacher in Tamil?: Stomacher in Tamil is அகட்டு அங்கி. See Stomacher meaning in Tamil.
How do you use stomacher in a sentence?: Here, from the fading canvas, smiled Lady Elizabeth Devereux, in her gauze hood, pearl stomacher, and pink slashed sleeves.
What part of speech is stomacher?: Stomacher is a noun.
How do you pronounce stomacher?: Stomacher is pronounced /ˈstʌməkə/ (UK).
What is the plural of stomacher?: The plural of stomacher is stomachers.

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