Definition of Stomacher. Meaning of Stomacher. Synonyms of Stomacher

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Definition of Stomacher

Stomacher
Stomacher Stom"ach*er, n. 1. One who stomachs. 2. (? or ?) An ornamental covering for the breast, worn originally both by men and women. Those worn by women were often richly decorated. A stately lady in a diamond stomacher. --Johnson.

Meaning of Stomacher from wikipedia

- A stomacher is a decorated triangular panel that fills in the front opening of a woman's gown or bodice. The stomacher may be boned, as part of a stays...
- The stomach is a muscular, hollow organ in the gastrointestinal tract of humans and many other animals, including several invertebrates. The stomach has...
- social status. A stomacher is worn on the centre panel of the bodice of a dress, which itself is also called stomacher. A stomacher can consist of one...
- Stomachic is a historic term for a medicine that serves to tone the stomach, improving its function and increase appetite. While many herbal remedies...
- Stomach cancer, also known as gastric cancer, is a cancer that develops from the lining of the stomach. Most cases of stomach cancers are gastric carcinomas...
- The curvatures of the stomach refer to the long, convex, lateral surface and the shorter, concave, medial surface of the organ, which are referred to...
- one's stomach in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Butterflies in the stomach is the physical sensation in humans of a "fluttery" feeling in the stomach, caused...
- Black stomach is a condition that results from acute gastric necrosis. The tarry black colour is produced by the coagulative necrosis of mucosa resulting...
- looped and draped up over a contrasting petticoat and a stomacher. The mantua-and-stomacher resulted in a high, square neckline in contrast to the broad...
- Knee-on-stomach, or knee-on-belly, knee-on-chest, knee-ride, knee mount (uki-gatame, 浮固, "floating hold" in budō), is a dominant ground grappling position...