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stomacher

(n): garment consisting of a V-shaped panel of stiff material worn over the chest and stomach in the 16th century
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2 months ago chained_bear said:

In the eighteenth century, a decorative piece for the center front of a woman's bodice. Did not always "match" the dress (and was not always intended to).

about 1 year ago brtom said:

"Her hands passing slowly over her trinketed stomacher.'
Joyce, Ulysses, 15

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