stomacher

/'stʌməkə/

Thân thiện

A noblewoman adjusts the embroidered stomacher of her gown.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • A decorative, often stiff, V-shaped panel worn over the chest and abdomen as part of a woman's dress, especially in the 16th and 17th centuries. It was a separate garment piece, typically elaborately embroidered or jeweled, that filled in the open front of a gown or bodice.

Examples of Usage

• Noun:
  • The portrait shows the queen wearing a gown with a stomacher encrusted with pearls.
  • In historical costume collections, you can see stomachers made of silk and embroidered with gold thread.
  • The stomacher was an essential fashion item that emphasized the triangular shape of the torso.

Advanced Usage

• "To wear a stomacher": To be dressed in the fashion of a specific historical period.
  • Actresses in the period drama had to learn how to wear a stomacher correctly.

Variants and Related Words

• Stomached (adj): This is not a direct variant of the garment. As a past tense verb, it relates to "stomach" (to tolerate). Example:
• Bodice (n): The close-fitting upper part of a woman's dress. A stomacher was often attached to or worn over the bodice.
• Farthingale (n): A hooped petticoat worn in the same period, often paired with a gown featuring a stomacher.

Synonyms

• Plackard (n, historical): A similar decorative front panel.
• Frontlet (n, historical, less common): Can refer to a decorative frontal piece.

Related Phrases (Phrasal Verbs)

• This is a specific noun for a historical garment and does not form standard phrasal verbs.

Related Idioms

• There are no common idioms using the word "stomacher."

Học thuật

Noun

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