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.

Origin of double-breasted

1
First recorded in 1695–1700

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British Dictionary definitions for double-breasted

double-breasted

adjective
  1. (of a garment) having overlapping fronts such as to give a double thickness of cloth

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