single-breasted

[ sing-guhl-bres-tid ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adjective

(of a coat, jacket, etc.) having a front closure directly in the center with only a narrow overlap secured by a single button or row of buttons.
(of a suit) having a jacket or coat of this type.

single-breasted

(of a garment) having the fronts overlapping only slightly and with one row of fastenings

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First recorded in 1790–1800

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A double-breasted suit is more formal than a single-breasted one.

Undress: Short blue jacket with round collar, single-breasted—six buttons in front, and three on each cuff.

Double-breasted models are appropriate for the young man; single-breasted for the older.

Single-breasted waistcoats are smarter than double-breasted.

His clothes fitted him like a glove; his coat wras single-breasted and buttoned up to the chin.

And the surtout, single-breasted, was thrown open gallantly; and in the second button-hole thereof was a moss rose.

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