stomacher

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

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

Etymology

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

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