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[ duhb-uhl-bres-tid ] / ˈdʌb əlˈbrɛs tɪd /
adjective(of a coat, jacket, etc.) overlapping sufficiently in front to allow for two rows of buttons. (of a suit) having a coat or jacket that so overlaps. Origin of double-breastedFirst recorded in 1695–1700 Words nearby double-breasteddouble bogey, double boiler, double bond, double-book, double-bottom, double-breasted, double-breasting, double bridle, double centering, double-channel catheter, double check Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for double-breastedThen she purred, “John, if you wear a double-breasted jacket, you must always keep it buttoned.” The Sexy Side of Maggie: How Thatcher Used Her Softer Quality|Gail Sheehy|January 11, 2012|DAILY BEAST A double-breasted suit is more formal than a single-breasted one. Herman Cain's Power Suit|Robin Givhan|November 4, 2011|DAILY BEAST Ministers of a certain persuasion often seem to have a predilection for double-breasted suits, as well as three-piece ones. Herman Cain's Power Suit|Robin Givhan|November 4, 2011|DAILY BEAST He would do well to expunge every double-breasted suit from his wardrobe. Herman Cain's Power Suit|Robin Givhan|November 4, 2011|DAILY BEAST
The group of men in double-breasted coats wheeled in her direction at the instant. The Little Regiment|Stephen Crane "It's one of the Double-Breasted Keys," the thin man replied. A Runaway Brig;|James Otis He wore a double-breasted coat, that on anyone else would have looked ridiculous, and even so was strikingly original. The Loom of Youth|Alec Waugh Double-breasted models are appropriate for the young man; single-breasted for the older. Book of Etiquette, Volume 2|Lillian Eichler Watson Six officers of the Royal Flying Corps are here, double-breasted tunics and two spread-eagle wings on left breast. Diary of a Nursing Sister on the Western Front, 1914-1915|Anonymous
British Dictionary definitions for double-breasted
adjective(of a garment) having overlapping fronts such as to give a double thickness of cloth Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 |