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What is a stomacher?

What is a stomacher? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (obsolete) A type of men's waistcoat. [15th-18th c.]
  2. (now chiefly 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.
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Over the shirt the bosom is often covered with a stomacher of cloth or leather.
At the base of the triangle made by her stomacher, and foregrounded by a white ribbon tied in a bow, hangs an emblem of the Queen's chastity.
In time the stomacher grew more rigid, being stiffened with pasteboard or buckram.
Note: The use of stomacher bags with a mesh inner bag is needed with some samples such as spices.
A frillier dress, of sea-green, with a ribboned stomacher, and a raised chin make her air more confident.
Because the lacings had been moved to either the back or front, a stomacher was worn to hide them.

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