Meaning of double-breasted | Babel Free

Definitions

Closing with a double row of buttons that form a wide overlap.

not-comparable

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Examples

“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.”

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