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single-breasted
[ sing-guhl-bres-tid ]
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
adjective
- (of a garment) having the fronts overlapping only slightly and with one row of fastenings
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Word History and Origins
Origin of single-breasted1
First recorded in 1790–1800
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Example Sentences
A double-breasted suit is more formal than a single-breasted one.
From The Daily Beast
Undress: Short blue jacket with round collar, single-breasted—six buttons in front, and three on each cuff.
From Project Gutenberg
Double-breasted models are appropriate for the young man; single-breasted for the older.
From Project Gutenberg
Single-breasted waistcoats are smarter than double-breasted.
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His clothes fitted him like a glove; his coat wras single-breasted and buttoned up to the chin.
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And the surtout, single-breasted, was thrown open gallantly; and in the second button-hole thereof was a moss rose.
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