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Definition of Stomachers
1. stomacher [n] - See also: stomacher
Lexicographical Neighbors of Stomachers
Literary usage of Stomachers
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Journals of Washington Irving (hitherto Unpublished) by Washington Irving (1919)
"Women with stomachers and old-fashioned velvet caps that come down over then-
foreheads and over each ear — long pendants in ears. ..."
2. Records Relating to the Early History of Boston by Boston (Mass.). Registry Dept (1903)
"one taby contr. 15 pounds silke, & buttons cost 8". ten paire of mens worsted hose.
8 doz shooes. 9 doz paire plaine bodies. & stomachers. ..."
3. Domestic Life in England, from the Earliest Period to the Present Time: With (1835)
"Yet the glories of this era were ruffs, tippets, stays*, and stomachers. The most
characteristic of these features of costume ..."
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