A peascod belly is a type of exaggeratedly padded stomach that was very popular in men's dress in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. The term is thought to have come from " peacock," [1] or from the form of contemporary plate armour. [2] Sometimes it was called a 'goose belly.' [3]
In the late 16th century the stomach of the doublet was padded to stick out, [4] however, by 1625, the padding had become more evenly distributed over the chest area. [5]
A peascod belly is a type of exaggeratedly padded stomach that was very popular in men's dress in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. The term is thought to have come from " peacock," [1] or from the form of contemporary plate armour. [2] Sometimes it was called a 'goose belly.' [3]
In the late 16th century the stomach of the doublet was padded to stick out, [4] however, by 1625, the padding had become more evenly distributed over the chest area. [5]