double-breastedadjective
uk/ˌdʌb.əlˈbres.tɪd/us/ˌdʌb.əlˈbres.tɪd/A double-breasted jacket or coat has two sets of buttons and two wide parts at the front, one of which covers the other when the buttons are fastened.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Coats, jackets & cloaks
- achkan
- anorak
- Barbour
- baseball jacket
- blazer
- DJ
- donkey jacket
- doublet
- down jacket
- down vest
- lumber jacket
- mac
- mackintosh
- mantle
- oilskin
- stole
- tailcoat
- three-quarter length
- trench coat
- tuxedo
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Examples from literature
- Cuffed trousers are not good form, nor should a dinner coat be double-breasted.
- He finally tucked this into an inner pocket of the double-breasted pilot coat he wore.
- He was dressed in a dark town suit and wore a big double-breasted overcoat.
- He wears white flannels, the coat double-breasted and buttoned, the tie is light blue "puffing" fastened with a large pearl.
- He wore a double-breasted coat, that on anyone else would have looked ridiculous, and even so was strikingly original.