Double-breasted
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Double-breasted is an adjective meaning (of a jacket or coat) Closing with a double row of buttons that form a wide overlap.
Meaning
(of a jacket or coat) Closing with a double row of buttons that form a wide overlap.
Example Sentences
The train staff were at least smartly dressed. They had better be, or they were sacked. They had to keep their double-breasted uniform coats buttoned right up at all times,[…]
The double-breasted blazer which is on every front row this season came with an elbow-length sleeve for spring, while jumpsuits, a signature of the label, came slinky and tailored or in a blowsier boiler suit silhouette.
Antonyms for double-breasted
Common opposites include single-breasted.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include single-breasted, bebuttoned, buttoned, button-on, doubleted, buttoned-down.
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