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double-breasted

[duhb-uhl-bres-tid]

adjective

  1. (of a coat, jacket, etc.) overlapping sufficiently in front to allow for two rows of buttons.

  2. (of a suit) having a coat or jacket that so overlaps.



double-breasted

adjective

  1. (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
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of double-breasted1

First recorded in 1695–1700
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And populations of once-numerous birds such as American white pelicans, double-breasted cormorants and eared grebes have declined.

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Lynch’s double-breasted jacket and necktie almost don’t look like formalwear.

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L.A.-based Simon Miller knows how to craft stylish and cozy, as demonstrated in the Jetz coat, a dramatic faux-fur shearling coat with an oversized collar, side pockets and double-breasted front closure.

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And the prince was no exception, dressed in a second-hand double-breasted Prince of Wales check jacket and white plastic-free fully biodegradable shoes.

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Models wore double-breasted coats buttoned all the way up to the neck, as if bracing against the inclement British weather.

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