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stum´uk - ẽr : Used to translate פּתיגיל , pethı̄ghı̄l ( Isaiah 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. Entry for 'Stomacher'. International Standard Bible Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​isb/​s/stomacher.html. 1915.
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