1. a decorative covering for the chest and stomach, typically worn by women in the 16th and 17th centuries
Usage: historical; fashion

Examples

• The Renaissance gown featured an elaborate stomacher decorated with pearls and gold thread.
• Museum visitors admired the intricate embroidery on the 16th-century stomacher.
• The costume designer researched historical stomachers for the period drama.
• She pinned the jeweled stomacher to the front of her bodice.
• The portrait showed a noblewoman wearing a richly decorated stomacher.
• Authentic stomachers were often removable pieces that could be changed.