Bible dictionaries

Stomacher

What Bible dictionaries say about “Stomacher”, one article after the other.

Easton’s Bible Dictionary & Webster’s 1828 Dictionary

Stomacher - (Easton's Bible Dictionary)

(Isa. 3:24), an article of female attire, probably some sort of girdle around the breast.

Stomacher - (Webster's 1828 Dictionary)

STOMACHER, n. An ornament or support to the breast, worn by females. Isa 3.

Matthew George Easton, Easton’s Bible Dictionary; Noah Webster, American Dictionary of the English Language (1828)

The article in Easton + Webster 1828

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia (ISBE 1915)

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.

International Standard Bible Encyclopedia — James Orr, general editor and contributors; CrossWire SWORD module ISBE 2.2

The article in ISBE 1915

Smith’s Bible Dictionary

The Hebrew word so translated, (Isaiah 3:24) describes some article of female attire, the character of which is a mere matter of conjecture.

William Smith; revised by F. N. Peloubet and M. A. Peloubet; CrossWire SWORD module Smith 1.3

The article in Smith