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STOMACHER

stum'-uk-er: Used to translate pethighil (Isa 3:24 the King James Version), where the meaning is uncertain. The English word denotes that part of a woman's dress which covered the breast and the pit of the stomach. It was usually much ornamented.
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Orr, James, M.A., D.D. General Editor. "Definition for 'stomacher'". "International Standard Bible Encyclopedia". bible-history.com - ISBE; 1915.

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