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Stomacher
Open directlyEaston's Bible Dictionary · 1897
(Isa. 3:24), an article of female attire, probably some sort of girdle around the breast.
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Smith's Bible Dictionary · 1863
The Hebrew word so translated, (Isaiah 3:24) describes some article of female attire, the character of which is a mere matter of conjecture.
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Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828
Part of speech: noun (n.)
1. One who stomachs.
2. 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.