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stomacher

sto·mac·her

UK/ˈstʌməkə/ US/ˈstʌmətʃə/ uncommon obsolete

noun

1.

garment consisting of a V-shaped panel of stiff material worn over the chest and stomach in the 16th century

Origin

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

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