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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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Pinning the white stomacher into the dress, I turned before the mirror, admiring myself.
A frillier dress, of sea-green, with a ribboned stomacher, and a raised chin make her air more confident.
She looked over the maid's shoulder and spotted a stomacher and a high-waisted gown on his bed.
With an air somewhat dubious and disturbed she hastily thrust the token behind her stomacher and departed.
Because the lacings had been moved to either the back or front, a stomacher was worn to hide them.
Over the shirt the bosom is often covered with a stomacher of cloth or leather.

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