ˈstəmə̇kə(r), -mēk- noun
( -s )
Etymology: Middle English stomaker, from stomak stomach + -er
1. : the center front section of a waist or underwaist or a usually heavily embroidered or jeweled separate piece for the center front of a bodice and worn by men or women in the 15th and 16th centuries and by women later
2. : a usually large jeweled ornament worn by women on the front of a bodice